Shrine lamp in silver (875 / min 800) gilt, double bulb with engraved and openwork trellis, scale and foliate decoration, three winged angel-head sockets.
Goldsmith's hallmark: A.B.
Heart-shaped syndic's hallmark in Cyrillic (worn), probably that of Alderman Fyodor PETROV.
RUSSIA, Moscow, 1790.
Suspension lid without hallmark.
With silver chains.
Exempt from hallmarking because made before 1838 (art. 524bis du CGI paragraph a).
Total weight: 301 g. - Body height: 14.5 cm.
Without glass lining.
Wear, accidents, chips and dents; some soldering.

The A.B. hallmark is probably that of the unknown Master listed in Geoffrey WATTS, "Russian Silversmith's Hallmarks 1700 to 1797, Gemini Publication, 2006. p. 93, active in the last decade of the 18th century.
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Lot no. 119

Shrine lamp in silver (875 / min 800) gilt, double bulb with engraved and openwork trellis, scale and foliate decoration, three winged angel-head sockets. Goldsmith's hallmark: A.B. Heart-shaped syndic's hallmark in Cyrillic (worn), probably that of Alderman Fyodor PETROV. RUSSIA, Moscow, 1790. Suspension lid without hallmark. With silver chains. Exempt from hallmarking because made before 1838 (art. 524bis du CGI paragraph a). Total weight: 301 g. - Body height: 14.5 cm. Without glass lining. Wear, accidents, chips and dents; some soldering. The A.B. hallmark is probably that of the unknown Master listed in Geoffrey WATTS, "Russian Silversmith's Hallmarks 1700 to 1797, Gemini Publication, 2006. p. 93, active in the last decade of the 18th century.

Estimate
€500 - €600
Result
€480
Buyer's premium
26%
Shrine lamp in silver (875 / min 800) gilt, double bulb with engraved and openwork trellis, scale and foliate decoration, three winged angel-head sockets. Goldsmith's hallmark: A.B. Heart-shaped syndic's hallmark in Cyrillic (worn), probably that of Alderman Fyodor PETROV. RUSSIA, Moscow, 1790. Suspension lid without hallmark. With silver chains. Exempt from hallmarking because made before 1838 (art. 524bis du CGI paragraph a). Total weight: 301 g. - Body height: 14.5 cm. Without glass lining. Wear, accidents, chips and dents; some soldering. The A.B. hallmark is probably that of the unknown Master listed in Geoffrey WATTS, "Russian Silversmith's Hallmarks 1700 to 1797, Gemini Publication, 2006. p. 93, active in the last decade of the 18th century.
Sale Friday 26 June・14:00 (Europe/Paris)
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