Tankard: The Abduction of the Sabine Women, and Samson and the Lion 1697 ivory, gilded silverIvory: Ignaz Elhafen (b. Innsbruck, Austria, 1658, d. Düsseldorf, Germany, 1715)Silver; Octavian Cocssel (Austrian, active 1691-1716)The Thomson Collection ©...

An Extremely Rare Russian Gilded Silver and Shaded Enamel Pictorial Punch Bowl and Ladle, Feodor Rückert, Moscow, circa 1910 the bulbous body repoussé in high relief with legendary bogatyrs and female portrait busts in the Old Russian style, and with...

A Large Russian Gilded Silver and Shaded Enamel Trunk-Form Box, The Eleventh Artel, Moscow, circa 1910 the top and sides of the unusually large trunk-form box enameled with colorful Usolsk-style blooms within scrolling foliage in forest green and brick...