IMPERIAL RUSSIAN 84 SILVER MOSCOW 1882 NIELLO VODKA SHOT KIDDUSH BEAKER 51.66g

  

EXCEPTIONAL, HEAVY CHARKA SHOT GLASS. IMPERIAL RUSSIA, 19TH CENTURY 1882 MOSCOW ASSAY MARKS. 2 3/4 INCHES TALL, FLUTED SHAPE WITH HEAVY SOLID BASE AND CURLED LIP. WEIGHT OF 51.66 GRAMS. OPENING OF 2 1/8 INCHES DIAMETER.

HEAVILY HAND CHASED AND ETCHED NIELLO DETAIL THROUGHOUT. GREAT IMAGES OF COUNTRY STYLE, VILLAGE, WOODEN ARCHITECTURE AND RUSSIAN TRADITIONAL MOTIFS. THE CUP HAS TWO CARTOUCHE ETCHINGS OF THE VILLAGE, TWO MORE OF A POTTED PLANT AND SIDE GEOMETRIC MOTIFS.