A Russian Silver-Gilt and Niello Large Beaker
Pavel Mishukov, Moscow, 1879
One side nielloed with the monument to Minin and Pozharsky in Red Square, the other side with an architectural view, the surround nielloed with scrolling foliage on a matted ground, with domed foot, the rim with the inscription in Cyrillic, 'Over the Centuries Honey Has Been Admired But Love Is More Important.'