Details
Of baluster form, nielloed overall with scrolling foliage, one side decorated with a nielloed view of the Kremlin, the other with the coat of arms of Egg, Zürich, also with the Swiss cross underneath, on a tapering foot, engraved in German '[On the occasion] of the shooting competition in Chur 1842 from the Swiss people of Moscow', marked under base and on upper rim; in the original fitted wooden case
912 in. (24 cm.) high
35.5 oz. (1,104 gr.) gross
Provenance
By repute, presented as a shooting trophy to the winner Jakob Weber-Engel on behalf of the Swiss community in Moscow.
Special notice
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