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MARK OF CARL EKQVIST, ST PETERSBURG, 1858
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A GEM-SET GOLD CHRISTENING SPOON
MARK OF CARL EKQVIST, ST PETERSBURG, 1858
With tapering stem, set with five cabochon garnets, the bowl chased with a palmette shaped ornament, marked on stem, 72 zolotnik (18 kt.)
6½ in. (16.7 cm.) long
1.64 oz. (51 gr.) gross
MARK OF CARL EKQVIST, ST PETERSBURG, 1858
With tapering stem, set with five cabochon garnets, the bowl chased with a palmette shaped ornament, marked on stem, 72 zolotnik (18 kt.)
6½ in. (16.7 cm.) long
1.64 oz. (51 gr.) gross
Provenance
By repute, made for the christening of Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich (1858-1915), a grandson of Emperor Nicholas I.
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