Antique Imperial Russian Silver Gilt Cloisonne Enamel Sugar tongs Moscow 1890 Drawings & Prints A rare and important Italian

A rare and important Italian Renaissance painting of the highest quality

the bowl decorated with a dragon chasing a flaming pearl and having wave decoration to the rim

The miniature is finely painted and follows a self portrait work by the celebrated 18th century French portraitist

with a shield shaped cartouche to the lid and an engraved floral clasp to the front

The doors are flanked by pilasters finely carved in detail with figural masks

Antique Imperial Russian Silver Gilt Cloisonne Enamel Sugar tongs Moscow 1890 Drawings & Prints A rare and important ItalianAntique pair of Imperial Russian silver gilt cloisonne sugar tongs, Moscow, circa 1890. A very attractive pair of Russian silver and enamel sugar tongs, elegantly decorated with multi colored floral cloisonne enamel. Stamped marks in cyrillic with both the maker's marks and assayer's marks. Condition is very good, 48 Grams silver weight.