138 - A VERY FINE SILVER-GILT PARCEL-GILT TEA POT Russian, Moscow, 1775 Circular with a tapering, stepped foot, repoussé, chased and engraved on each side with an eagle among flowers and scrolls, featuring a trellis, rocaille, and foliate scroll cartouche around the spout, which is detailed with foliage and scrolls; the detachable lid features floral scrolls and rocaille around the wooden finial, and similar details on an ermine-ground wooden handle mounts. Marked under the lid and on the base with the city hallmark, assayer’s mark, alderman’s mark, and master’s mark “ADR” in Cyrillic. 11 cm high, 477 g.

A VERY FINE SILVER-GILT PARCEL-GILT TEA POT Russian, Moscow, 1775 Circular with a tapering, stepped foot, repoussé, chased and engraved on each side with an eagle among flowers and scrolls, featuring a trellis, rocaille, and foliate scroll cartouche around the spout, which is detailed with foliage and scrolls; the detachable lid features floral scrolls and rocaille around the wooden finial, and similar details on an ermine-ground wooden handle mounts. Marked under the lid and on the base with the city hallmark, assayer’s mark, alderman’s mark, and master’s mark “ADR” in Cyrillic. 11 cm high, 477 g. VERY FINE TEA POT WITH EAGLE Russia, Moscow, 1875 Silver, embossed, chased, and gilded, with an ebonized handle. H. 11 cm, 477 g. Hallmarked on the lid and base with the city hallmark, assayer’s mark, alderman’s mark, and master’s mark “ADR” in Cyrillic. Spherical body on a tapered, profiled foot. Embossed on both sides using the repoussé technique, chased, and engraved with an eagle among flowers and vines. The spout, decorated with foliage and vines, is surrounded by a design of latticework, rocaille, and leaf-and-vine cartouches. The removable lid features floral tendrils and rocaille decoration around the wooden knob. The bases of the wooden handle are similarly decorated against an ermine-patterned background.