RUSSIAN HALLMARKED SILVERWARE - CHISELLED AND ENAMELED CHAMPAGNE FLUTE - MOSCOW - END 18th TO EARLY 19th

Rare russian champagne flute, of silver, chiselled and enameled all around its faces

Very nice shape, with a tall ringed leg on round base, topped of a cup divided in two parts:

- A first level, of 8 curved ribs, , and over a second level, circular, that goes flaring at the top edge of the flute

The base, as well as the two part of the cup, are finely chiselled of russian arabescs, underlined with niello.

The outside and inside surfaces of the flute are treated with vermeil

The flute bears four hallmarks (see late photo):

-Town hallmark : Moscow, end 18th to early 19th century

-Assayer hallmark : Nikolaï Lukich Dubrovin, circa 1830

Silversmith hallmark :　H4

Control silver hallmark : 84