Strauss & co - 21 October 2013, Cape Town

199 A Russian silver tankard, Assay Master Ivan Yefimovich Konstantinov, Ovchinnikov, Moscow, 1876 tapering cylindrical, the body engraved with vacant panels enclosed by strapwork borders, within ribbed bands, the neck with Cyrillic inscription, the engraved hinged cover with crenulated rim, the handle with pierced thumbpiece and pierced foliate scroll terminal, gilt interior, 430g, 15,9cm high R25 000 – 30 000 The inscription to the neck reads: Beer is no marvel Mead is not laudable But they govern everything And that is as valuable as love 200 A Russian silver tankard, Vasily Sikachev, Moscow, 1908-1917 tapering cylindrical, the body engraved with a vacant panel surrounded by flowerheads and foliage between ribbed borders, the hinged cover similarly engraved with a palmette border, with thumbpiece and gilt interior, 310g, 12,5cm high R15 000 – 20 000 199 200 86