Silver tea glass holder Georgiy with spoon Eagle Workshop-Studio "Mezhov"

Cup holder Georgiy made of sterling silver 925 with a glass. Workshop-studio "Mezhov" Spoon Eagle made of sterling silver 925. Symbolism of Moscow. An original gift for a Muscovite, a Moscow official, or a patriot. Cup holder Dergava Workshop-studio "Mezhov" Cup holders Dergava Workshop-studio "Mezhov" Materials: sterling silver 925°. Manufacturing technique: casting using melt models, polishing, patination. A cup holder is a stand that encircles and supports a glass cup, mostly cylindrical in shape, with a handle to hold the cup and enjoy hot tea without burning the hands. The exact date of the cup holder's invention is unknown. Initially, it served a purely technical function, but it took the form we know today in the late eighteenth century. It was during this period that the first mentions of the cup holder as an element of Russian tea drinking with independent artistic value began to appear. The peak of this item as a work of decorative applied art occurred in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries (before the revolution). Cup holders were produced by firms such as Karl Fabergé, Ovchinnikov, Khlebnikov, and others. These items were made in both the Russian style and in Gothic or Art Nouveau styles.