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A GROUP OF THREE ANTIQUE RUSSIAN SILVER AND NIELLO CUPS, MOSCOW, 1830S-1850S ,
comprising: a) a stemmed gilt silver and niello cup with a screw-on foot, the exterior with detailed images of a farmer and goat herd in niello on a patterned ground, height: 9.3 cm (3 5/8 in.), illegible maker`s mark, assayer`s mark dated 1837, 84 standard b) a fully gilded beaker on a flared foot, the exterior extensively decorated with a band of flowers in niello, height: 8 cm (3 1/8 in.), maker`s mark IT[?], assayer`s mark dated 183-?-, 84 standard c) a silver and niello beaker, the exterior with detailed architectural views surrounded by a scrolling vegetative motif in niello, height: 8.1 cm (3 1/8 in.), maker`s mark [?]AJ, assayer`s mark dated 1858, 84 standard