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MINIATURE CHARKA

Creator(s): Unknown

Currently in storage


About this object

A series of flowers around a central stem form the handle. Around the edge is a piecrust design. On the outside are flowers in the Persian taste. There are three ball feet.

Object name:
MINIATURE CHARKA
Made from:
Silver gilt
Made in:
Moscow, Russia
Date made:
18th c.
Size:
6.7 cm (2 5/8 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
12.55
Class:
SILVER
Signature marks:
MARK N 85 underside of handle inventory number, possibly from the collection of Petr Shchukin
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973