| 27. A Silver Art Chalice, Prokopy Nikitin, Moscow, Russia, circa 1900
The tulip form bowl engraved with four oval reserves depicting Christ, the Mother of God, Saint John the Baptist, and the Holy Cross, the rim engraved in Cyrillic "Taste the Body of Christ and Accept Immortality", raised on a balluster stem, over a circular foot engraved with four evangelists amid repousse floral design, hallmarked. 10" h. 11.6 ozt.
2,000/4,000
Condition: slight surface scratches.
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