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Monogrammist V. A.
Born:
second half of 18th century
Died:
first half of 19th century (?)
Jeweller, silversmith, niello master. Hallmark: ?.?. Lived in Moscow, where he worked in the Moscow Neoclassical style (1790s). Collaborated with Monogrammist M. Ts. S. on a silver Gospels cover depicting the Resurrection of Christ (1794).
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