Antique Imperial Russian Silver Gilt Cloisonne Enamel Sugar tongs Moscow 1890 Drawings & Prints The miniature is finely painted

The miniature is finely painted and follows a self portrait work by the celebrated 18th century French portraitist

After Tsar Alexander II expressed interest in his work

A very large pair of rare antique 19th century Indian polychromed & hand carved stone Dvarpala (temple door guard) statues

The doors are flanked by pilasters finely carved in detail with figural masks

5" diameter

Antique Imperial Russian Silver Gilt Cloisonne Enamel Sugar tongs Moscow 1890 Drawings & Prints The miniature is finely paintedAntique pair of Imperial Russian silver gilt cloisonne sugar tongs, Moscow, circa 1890. A very attractive pair of Russian silver and enamel sugar tongs, elegantly decorated with multi colored floral cloisonne enamel. Stamped marks in cyrillic with both the maker's marks and assayer's marks. Condition is very good, 48 Grams silver weight.