An antique Russian silver stirrup cup modeled as a head of a wild boar, naturalistically cast with open mouth and sharp teeth, with finely chased realistic fur details. Gold wash inside. Hallmarked with the IS manufacturers mark in Cyrillic for Ignaty Sazikov, the 84 Russian silver standard mark, the AK assays office mark for Andrey Kavalsky with the date 1850 below and others. Manufactured in Moscow, circa the mid 19th century. Provenance: Christies auction house, Russian Art, 13 June 2007, Lot 220. Weight: 628 g. Antique Russian Silver Cups And Drinkware Collectibles.