Lot 1766* - A186 Silver & Porcelain - Tuesday, 25. September 2018, 04.00 PM
CHARKA,
Russia 17th century
Probably work of the Pechersky Monastery . Parcel gilt.
H 3 cm. D 12 cm. 130 g.
Provenance:
- Christie's auction, London, 9.6.2009, Lot 232.
- European private collection.
The encircling inscription on the frieze shows that this charka is probably a silversmith work made in the Pechersky Monastery near Pskov. It states: "Charka of the Pechersky Monastery made during the tenure of the archimandrite Paisius".
CHF 6 000 / 8 000 | (€ 6 190 / 8 250)
Sold for CHF 7 500 (including buyer’s premium)
All information is subject to change.