A parcel-gilt niello Spoon

WITH THE MAKER'S MARK OF ALEKSANDR ZHILIN, VELIKII USTIUG, 1822

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A parcel-gilt niello Spoon
with the maker's mark of Aleksandr Zhilin, Velikii Ustiug, 1822
The elongated bowl with a niello roundel, depicting a diminutive figure in a landscape setting with ruins, at the base, with an upper border of rocaille against a stippled crescent, with sprilly fluted niello stem and elongated handle each side niello with floral sprays on stippled grounds, marked on handle
6 5/8in. (16.8cm.) long
36 gr.

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