A LARGE PARCEL-GILT SILVER IMPERIAL PRESENTATION KOVSH MARK OF CHRISTOPHER FRIEDRICH WEGENER, ST PETERSBURG, 1774 Of traditional form with raised prow and handle, the bowl repoussé with a circular reserve centring an Imperial double-headed eagle with the orb and sceptre, the exterior sides engraved with foliate swags and a Russian dedication inscription 'By Decree of Her Imperial Highness, this kovsh is presented on 14 October 1774 by the Governing Senate, the Commission for Composing a New Code of Laws, and the merchants of Yadrin city to the Deputy Andrei Ovchinnikov, son of Petr, for the service that he provided during the attack on Yadrin together with the head of the city and burgomaster encouraging all Yadrin merchants and other citizens towards obedience and battle', the applied handle set with a double-headed eagle, the finial cast as a double-headed eagle, marked on handle 11 in. (28 cm.) wide 39.75 oz. (1,236.6 gr.) Provenance Prince Sergey Gorchakov (1861-1927). Anonymous sale; Christie's, Geneva, 28 April 1976, lot 39. Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
A LARGE PARCEL-GILT SILVER IMPERIAL PRESENTATION KOVSH MARK OF CHRISTOPHER FRIEDRICH WEGENER, ST PETERSBURG, 1774 Of traditional form with raised prow and handle, the bowl repoussé with a circular reserve centring an Imperial double-headed eagle with the orb and sceptre, the exterior sides engraved with foliate swags and a Russian dedication inscription 'By Decree of Her Imperial Highness, this kovsh is presented on 14 October 1774 by the Governing Senate, the Commission for Composing a New Code of Laws, and the merchants of Yadrin city to the Deputy Andrei Ovchinnikov, son of Petr, for the service that he provided during the attack on Yadrin together with the head of the city and burgomaster encouraging all Yadrin merchants and other citizens towards obedience and battle', the applied handle set with a double-headed eagle, the finial cast as a double-headed eagle, marked on handle 11 in. (28 cm.) wide 39.75 oz. (1,236.6 gr.) Provenance Prince Sergey Gorchakov (1861-1927). Anonymous sale; Christie's, Geneva, 28 April 1976, lot 39. Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
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