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A comparable kovsh dated 1763 was sold Christie's, London, 1 June 2015, lot 366.
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A SILVER-GILT IMPERIAL PRESENTATION KOVSH
MARK OF YAKOV MASLENNIKOV, MOSCOW, 1764
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A SILVER-GILT IMPERIAL PRESENTATION KOVSH
MARK OF YAKOV MASLENNIKOV, MOSCOW, 1764
Of traditional form with raised prow and handle, the bowl repoussé with a circular reserve centring an Imperial double-headed eagle with orb and sceptre and centring St George slaying the dragon, the exterior sides engraved with Cyrillic dedication 'By the Grace of God we Empress Catherine II, Autocrat of all Russia presented this kovsh to Starshina of the Donskii Voisko and Ataman of the Legkaya Stanitsa, Nikita Meshkov, for his true service in Moscow on 5 February 1763' within foliate cartouches, the front engraved with the portrait of Catherine the Great in profile, the shaped handle centring the monogram of Catherine the Great within foliate scrolls, the finial cast and chased as an Imperial double-headed eagle, marked on the bowl
11¾ in. (29.7 cm.) wide
18 oz. (587 gr.)
MARK OF YAKOV MASLENNIKOV, MOSCOW, 1764
Of traditional form with raised prow and handle, the bowl repoussé with a circular reserve centring an Imperial double-headed eagle with orb and sceptre and centring St George slaying the dragon, the exterior sides engraved with Cyrillic dedication 'By the Grace of God we Empress Catherine II, Autocrat of all Russia presented this kovsh to Starshina of the Donskii Voisko and Ataman of the Legkaya Stanitsa, Nikita Meshkov, for his true service in Moscow on 5 February 1763' within foliate cartouches, the front engraved with the portrait of Catherine the Great in profile, the shaped handle centring the monogram of Catherine the Great within foliate scrolls, the finial cast and chased as an Imperial double-headed eagle, marked on the bowl
11¾ in. (29.7 cm.) wide
18 oz. (587 gr.)
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