A Silver and Parcel Gilt Trompe L’oeil Cream Jug and Sugar Bowl, by Michael Tarasov, Russia, Moscow, 1908-1917

Date Created
1908-1917

Dimensions
Width of bowl: 21 cm; height of jug: 7 cm

Provenance
Sotheby's, 26 November 2013, lot 781

Details
Both cast and chased with two armoured bogatyri, each handle as a bird's head and neck with raised inscription in Russian 'Bogatyr outpost', gilt interiors. Marked (on the reverse).

Condition
Good