Caption

Tea spoon by Buszkowskij, Fedor Klimov 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. Inscribed/date: 1815. Place of origin: Veliky Ustyug, Russia. Subject/ornament: flowers, fish scale pattern, coats of arms. Function/materials: tea cutlery, tea spoon; length 14 cm, width 2.6 cm, weight 15 g., A single ornate spoon lies horizontally on a plain gray background, showing a metallic surface with gold and darker silver tones; the bowl of the spoon has a scalloped, scale-like textured pattern in dark silver with a gold rim and a smooth gold tip, while the handle tapers to a rounded end and features raised floral and leaf decorations in dark silver against a gold base, with the decorated areas appearing slightly darker and aged.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A09_021

License type

Rights managed

Available size

57.9Mb (567.2Kb) / 20.0in x 11.3in / 6000 x 3375 (300dpi)

Keywords

Tea spoon Buszkowskij Fedor Klimov 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 Inscribed date 1815 Place origin Veliky Ustyug Russia Subject ornament flowers fish scale pattern coats arms Function materials tea cutlery tea spoon length 14 cm width 2.6 cm weight 15 g single ornate spoon lies horizontally plain gray background showing metallic surface gold darker silver tones bowl scalloped scale- textured pattern dark silver gold rim smooth gold tip handle tapers features raised floral leaf decorations gold base decorated areas appearing slightly darker aged.