ANTIQUE RUSSIAN STERLING SILVER BASKET - MOSCOW -1900's

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This is an exquisite antique Russian Sterling Silver Bowl/Basket. The size and workmanship make it truly unique. This large basket is beautifully shaped and wonderfully engraved both inside and out. The interior engraving depicts an Ancient Egyptian scene complete with royalty and a serpent. The exterior also has some wonderful Egyptian engraved scenes on each end with some decorative reed and hashmark designs on the center and lower ends. T are some wonderfully incorporated cut-outs in the front and back as well as in the base or pedestal. The handles are solid and regal and each end in two beautiful silver balls. It measures a full 12 and 1/2 inches (31 cm) across from one handle to another and stands over eight inches high (20 cm) to the top of the handle. The piece has a solid weigh of 780 grams. It has both a hallmark and an assayers mark. The Moscow "head" appears in the mark -- although it is difficult to photograph clearly. A clea zigzag mark appears on both sides on the bottom of the basket. The marks suggest to me that this piece was created in the early 1900's. The initials "NC" also appear marked into the bottom basket -- which from the Cyrillic alphabet translate into the letters "IS". This peice is in remarkable condition -- but is in need of a good polishing. Buyer to pay shipping and optional (but recommended) insurance changes. I accept Paypal, check, or money order (paypal preferred). Payment is expected within three days of close of auction. This is an exquisite antique Russian Sterling Silver Bowl/Basket. The size and workmanship make it truly unique. This large basket is beautifully shaped and wonderfully engraved both inside and out. The interior engraving depicts an Ancient Egyptian scene complete with royalty and a serpent. The exterior also has some wonderful Egyptian engraved scenes on each end with some decorative reed and hashmark designs on the center and lower ends. T are some wonderfully incorporated cut-outs in the front and back as well as in the base or pedestal. The handles are solid and regal and each end in two beautiful silver balls. It measures a full 12 and 1/2 inches (31 cm) across from one handle to another and stands over eight inches high (20 cm) to the top of the handle. The piece has a solid weigh of 780 grams. It has both a hallmark and an assayers mark. The Moscow "head" appears in the mark -- although it is difficult to photograph clearly. A clea zigzag mark appears on both sides on the bottom of the basket. The marks suggest to me that this piece was created in the early 1900's. The initials "NC" also appear marked into the bottom basket -- which from the Cyrillic alphabet translate into the letters "IS". This peice is in remarkable condition -- but is in need of a good polishing. Buyer to pay shipping and optional (but recommended) insurance changes. I accept Paypal, check, or money order (paypal preferred). Payment is expected within three days of close of auction. Upon closer examination of this item -- t are, infact, several additional marks on this piece. The base of each handle has the initials "N.C." stamped into them, along with the Moscow "head". In addition, on the side body of this piece, concealed within the engraving on the side is an additional mark -- again the initials "N.C." and the numbers "84" along with the Moscow "head" stamped together in an oval. Please feel free to email if you have any additional questions. read more

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