Large truncated cone-shaped silver and vermeil goblet. Moscow, 1731. The body in silver with a border of gilt fillets underlining the neck. Engraved on the body is a profile portrait of Empress Anna Ioannovna (1693-1740, empress in 1730) under the title "Б.М. АННА IМПЕРАТРИЦА САМОДЕРЖIЦА ВСЕРОСИСКАЯ " (D[ei] G[ratia] Anna Empress and Autocrat of All the Russias) and in opposition a double-headed eagle with brocaded in the heart a shield with her cipher : the letter "I" over the letter "A" with the Roman numeral I below. Marks: Moscow, 1731, assayer Hans Schlatter and silversmith "ÏΨC" (listed but not identified). Height: 14.7 cm; diameter: 11.3 cm (neck) and 8 cm (base); weight: 246 g Michel Brodsky Collection - lots from 92 to 154 [Russian art]