Large Russian Silver Sugar or Sweetmeat Bowl, Moscow, 1896
From the Romanov era, period of Tsar Nicholas II, cicular and parcel gilt, the exterior finely engraved with a panel of flowers including a lilly of the valley, between geometric motifs, the center with a shield engraved in Russian, on a gilded and beaded pedestal base, with a swing handle and gilded interior.
By Vasily Ivanov, Moscow 1896, hallmarked on base twice, and on handle.
5 in. (12.7 cm.) diam; 2 3/4 in. (7 cm.) high.
*SOLD*
SKU: 263M
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For more on the history and market for Russian silver see Beyond Fabergé: Imperial Russian Jewelry, Marie Betteley and David Schimmelpenninck van der Oye, Schiffer, 2020.
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