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A SILVER TWO-HANDLED COVERED ÉCUELLE
marked with Cyrillic initials of Aleksander Gildebrandt, Moscow, 1762
Circular on spreading foot, the body and cover overall chased and stipple engraved with rocaille cartouches and foliage and flower ornament, the cartouches containing flat chased decorations of fruit baskets and trees, with two shaped handles chased with fruit, flower and foliage on matted ground, the domed cover with similar decoration surmounted by a acanthus finial rising from a rocaille cartouche -- 15.2 cm wide
marked with Cyrillic initials of Aleksander Gildebrandt, Moscow, 1762
Circular on spreading foot, the body and cover overall chased and stipple engraved with rocaille cartouches and foliage and flower ornament, the cartouches containing flat chased decorations of fruit baskets and trees, with two shaped handles chased with fruit, flower and foliage on matted ground, the domed cover with similar decoration surmounted by a acanthus finial rising from a rocaille cartouche -- 15.2 cm wide