May 23, 2023 10:00 EST
Faberge & Vertu / English, Continental & American Silver
50
Estate / Collection: The Estate of a European Collector
Russian Silver and Niello Charka
Sazikov, Moscow, 1861
Cylindrical, the exterior nielloed with a fish scale pattern and reserved with foliate arabesques, beneath a rim inscribed in Russian: Silver chara, good to drink from it for health [Chara serebryanaya dobraya pit' iz neya na zdravie], the interior gilt, with a shaped flat handle nielloed with a soldier of the Caucasus corps standing with a rifle. Length 6 inches (15.2 cm), approximately 4.85 ounces (151 grams).
For a comparable charka by Sazikov from the Collection of Mr. & Mrs. John H. Gutfreund, see Christie's, New York, January 14-28, 2021, lot 91.
Sold for $3,750
Estimated at $3,000 - $4,000
Includes Buyer's Premium
Estate / Collection: The Estate of a European Collector
Russian Silver and Niello Charka
Sazikov, Moscow, 1861
Cylindrical, the exterior nielloed with a fish scale pattern and reserved with foliate arabesques, beneath a rim inscribed in Russian: Silver chara, good to drink from it for health [Chara serebryanaya dobraya pit' iz neya na zdravie], the interior gilt, with a shaped flat handle nielloed with a soldier of the Caucasus corps standing with a rifle. Length 6 inches (15.2 cm), approximately 4.85 ounces (151 grams).
For a comparable charka by Sazikov from the Collection of Mr. & Mrs. John H. Gutfreund, see Christie's, New York, January 14-28, 2021, lot 91.
Auction: Faberge & Vertu / English, Continental & American Silver, May 23, 2023
