PAIR OF ENAMELLED METAL KHODYNKA "CUPS OF SORROW"

each cylindrical, enamelled with neo-Russian geometric designs, centered on the recto with the Imperial double-headed eagle, on the verso with the crowned Imperial cyphers of Nicholas II and Alexandra Feodorovna, and the coronation year 1896; height of each: 10.5 cm (4 1/8 in.)

CONDITION
The pair are in overall fair condition. Scattered scuffing and losses to the enamel. Inspection under UV light shows fill-in medium residue to the bumps along the rims.

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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