A solid silver structure kiddush cup/vodka cup.
Decorated with engraved ornaments, houses (shtetl) and foliage.
Please view and inspect all the photos.
Not monogrammed.
Marked on the underside:
"84, Kokoshnik, A.B" (.875/1000 silver purity, Profile, A.V.)
into one oval punch for well-known Kiev assayer
Александр Выржиковский (English - Aleksandr Virzhikovskiy)
Initials "Г.Р" ("G.R") for unidentified Kiev silversmith.
Marks are crisp and clear.
Made in Kiev, Russian Empire, ca.1899-1908
For information please see "Postnikova" 1995 Edition:
page 259 #3872 for assayer;
page 165 #606 for maker.
Please keep the ruler handy, because in the picture
a thimble looks like a bucket and a Big Ben like a mantel clock.
Approx.: Height: 2-1/4in. (53mm.)
Top Diameter: 1-13/16in. (46mm.)
Bottom Diameter: 1-1/4in. (32mm.)
Capacity: 1.7 fl.oz. (50 ml.)
Weight: 0.87 troy oz. (27.2 gr.)
Few minor/light scratches on the underside,
please see photos.
Clean, free of dents and blemishes.
Dark spots you are seeing on the photos,
are reflections of a camera and other objects.
Commensurate with age, the condition is very good to excellent.
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