Caption

Tea spoon by Fedor Klimov Buszkowskij fl. 1795–1834, goldsmith. Decorative gilded spoon with an ovoid scoop with a pointed tip; reverse decorated with a niello ornament of fish scales and rocailles. Flat handle widening at the end, slightly bent and rounded, with niello decoration on both sides with floral motifs. Incised coats of arms. Ornament: flowers, fish scale. Date: 1815. Place of origin: Veliky Ustyug, Russia. Material/function: cutlery tea, teaspoon. Dimensions: length 14 cm, width 2.6 cm, weight 15 g., A single tablespoon with a rounded bowl and a tapered handle lies flat against a plain background; the spoon has a metallic sheen in gold and brass tones with darker grayish areas in the recessed decorative elements, and the handle features a floral and leaf pattern in contrasting darker gray set into the gold surface, ending in a rounded tip with a circular recessed area; the background is a uniform medium gray.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A09_020

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Rights managed

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57.9Mb (506.3Kb) / 20.0in x 11.3in / 6000 x 3375 (300dpi)

Keywords

Tea spoon Fedor Klimov Buszkowskij fl 1795–1834 goldsmith Decorative gilded spoon ovoid scoop pointed tip reverse decorated niello ornament fish scales rocailles Flat handle widening slightly bent rounded niello decoration sides floral motifs Incised coats arms Ornament flowers fish scale Date 1815 Place origin Veliky Ustyug Russia Material function cutlery tea teaspoon Dimensions length 14 cm width 2.6 cm weight 15 g single tablespoon rounded bowl tapered handle lies flat plain background metallic sheen gold brass tones darker grayish areas recessed decorative elements handle features floral leaf pattern contrasting darker gray set gold surface ending rounded tip circular recessed area background uniform medium gray.