1908-1917 RUSSIAN SILVER-MOUNTED CRYSTAL PITCHER

of narrow pear form, with slender handle, the neck featuring the coat of arms of the Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti under the Russian imperial crown, the cover with a pine finial, with a fluted body cut with columns of six-point figures on the lower half, marked with kokoshnik, workmaster's mark I.Kh in Cyrillic; overall height: 36 cm (14 1/8 in.) , weight: 2.10 kg (74.1 oz)

CONDITION
The vessel appears in good condition. Overall tarnish and discoloration visible to the cover and handle. Would benefit from a polish. The crystal body with very light surface scratches.

Kindly note, the auction is comprised of two sessions:
Session I: Russian and Asian Art, Antiques and Jewelry, lots 1-331
Session II: European, North and South American, and Ethnographic Art, Antiques, Jewelry, and Design, lots 500-827

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