caliz de bronce con medallones en relieve alfombra keshan depicting a coastal landscape viewed

depicting a coastal landscape viewed from the sea towards the shore

square bronze base and is signed Nannini

Origin: Czech

Minor varnish imperfections

Measurements with frame: 57x47cm high

caliz de bronce con medallones en relieve alfombra keshan depicting a coastal landscape viewedKnown as the Coronation Cup, the "Cup of Sorrows of Khodynka," or the "Cup of Blood," these cups were distributed publicly during the coronation of Tsar Nicholas II and Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna in 1896. The cup bears the initials of the tsars with the Romanov eagle seal, as well as relief profiles of the crowned monarchs. This historical artifact is associated with the Khodynka Tragedy, a mass crush that occurred during the coronation festivities,