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AN EXCEPTIONAL 18TH CENTURY RUSSIAN SILVER GILT TANKARD, MOSCOW, C.1766 18th Century Imperial Russian silver-gilt impressive lidded tankard, parcel gilt, of traditional tapering form on a spreading foot, the sides chased with gilt putto masks and trailing foliage and scrolls on textured silver ground, applied with an elaborate, cast thumb-piece and scroll handle, the hinged cover decorated with a Catherine II, 1762-1796, AE medal, 1774, Peace With Turkey, the lid and base hallmarked with Imperial Russian silver marks (875), Moscow, year 1766, Maker's mark in Cyrillic A.B C. unknown silversmith, active 1766-1768, (see Russian hallmarks, Postnikova -Loseva, page 207) Height: 20 cm // 7.87 inches Width: 21 cm // 8.27 inches Depth: 14 cm // 5.51 inches Weight: 1175 g Good condition.