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Lot 125*

A group of five silver-gilt and niello flutes
all with marks for Moscow, c. 1830, various makers, some with scratched numbers indicating silver weight, inventory numbers inscribed on underfoot

5 June 2019, 15:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

£2,500 - £4,500

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A group of five silver-gilt and niello flutes

all with marks for Moscow, c. 1830, various makers, some with scratched numbers indicating silver weight, inventory numbers inscribed on underfoot
comprising: a tall flute decorated with a pair of heraldic eagles within floral scrolls and armorial decorations, all in niello against stippled gilded ground, elevated on octagonal stem centred on domed circular foot; a pair of identical flutes decorated with engraved floral garlands in silver and silver-gilt against niello ground; and two similarly decorated small flutes featuring floral garlands and neo-classical motifs in niello against stippled gilded ground, all on spreading circular feet; all with 84 standard (5)
height of the tallest flute: 23.2cm (9 1/8in).

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Private American collection

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ICÔNE REPRÉSENTANT LA DÉISIS AVEC LES SAINTS ZOSIME ET SAVVATI Russie, première moitié du XIXe siècle