 Description: Stolen

 

 Category: Ceramic Tea/Coffee Wares

 

 Marker: Faberge; Fedor Ruckert

 

 Materials: gold

silver

enamel

amethyst

ruby

 

 Measurements: 9 1/2 x 8 1/4 in; Dia: 6 1/8 in

 

 Period: 1900

 

 Additional Information: cup serpent; man; woman; griffin Faberge mark, 88 silver head mark, workmaster mark Minor chipping of enameling in a few places.

Amethysts and ruby embedded in gilded silver three handled large cup. handles are in shape of serpent with amethyst eyes. Heavy blank, three full length enameled portraits of robed minstral, man, and serving woman on each side with winged griffin below and all over accents of enameled scroll and flower motif accented in gold wire tracery. Hand painted touches on enameling in brown, burgundy, pink, aqua, blue, yellow, and green.