MOSCOW 1893 Engraved silver tea box and tea flask. Cubic body, engraved on one side with an oriental seated on a raised seat in the lotus position and on the other three sides with the three letters "Ч", "А" and "Й" forming the word "ЧАЙ" (tea in Russian), each letter decorated with a character (two for the "Й"), all in a frame of columns. The tea box with a hinged dome-shaped lid. The bottle is of the same shape with a central cylindrical neck closed by a cork stopper between two silver discs. This neck is covered by a smooth stopper serving as a small beaker with a gilt interior. Hallmarks: 84, Moscow, 1893, assayer "Л-О" (Lev Fridrikhovich Oleks) and silversmith "П.МИЛЮКОВЪ" (Petr Pavlovich Milioukov) Box: 258 g - height: 9.5 cm Bottle: 300 g - height: 13 cm
Estimate
€2,000 - €3,000
Result
€2,432
Buyer's premium
28%
MOSCOW 1893
Engraved silver tea box and tea flask.
Cubic body, engraved on one side with an oriental seated on a raised seat in the lotus position and on the other three sides with the three letters "Ч", "А" and "Й" forming the word "ЧАЙ" (tea in Russian), each letter decorated with a character (two for the "Й"), all in a frame of columns.
The tea box with a hinged dome-shaped lid. The bottle is of the same shape with a central cylindrical neck closed by a cork stopper between two silver discs. This neck is covered by a smooth stopper serving as a small beaker with a gilt interior.
Hallmarks: 84, Moscow, 1893, assayer "Л-О" (Lev Fridrikhovich Oleks) and silversmith "П.МИЛЮКОВЪ" (Petr Pavlovich Milioukov)
Box: 258 g - height: 9.5 cm
Bottle: 300 g - height: 13 cm
Sale
Wednesday 16 March 2022・14:00 (Europe/Paris)
Salle 7 - Hôtel Drouot
9, rue Drouot
75009 Paris