A Georgian silver hazarpesche (wine spoon) and bowl
A Georgian silver hazarpesche (wine spoon) and bowl

TIFLIS, 1861, WITH ILLEGIBLE MAKER'S MARK

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A Georgian silver hazarpesche (wine spoon) and bowl
Tiflis, 1861, with illegible maker's mark
The circular bowl on spreading banded foot, the bowl repoussé and engraved with six lobed panels and a central roundel, three depicting huntsmen, the remainder with a variety of animals and birds, on foliate and floral grounds, with pricked and beaded rim, marked under base; the ladle similarly decorated, the central roundel with a bacchanalian figure seated on a barrel, cup and flagon in hand, the six lobed panels with birds and animals, the long handle with shaped finial and applied trefoil bracket, engraved with foliate scrolls, apparently unmarked
the bowl 8½in. (21.5cm.) diameter
23oz. 10dwt. (744 gr.)

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