Caption

Souvenir spoon by Nikolai Struliev fl. 1886–ca. 1910, goldsmith. Decorative spoon with teardrop-shaped scoop and angular handle, half decorated with a geometric ornament in colored cellular enamel, topped with a bowl. Dated 1886–1894, Moscow, Russia. Cutlery; height 12.5 cm, weight 20 g., A single spoon lies horizontally against a plain gray background; the bowl of the spoon is metallic with a warm golden tone and shows a smooth, slightly reflective surface with subtle scratches, while the long handle transitions to a decorative section near the end featuring enamel inlays in blue and red set within metallic borders, and the very end has a small turned finial with blue enamel accents.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A09_026

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Keywords

Souvenir spoon Nikolai Struliev fl 1886–ca 1910 goldsmith Decorative spoon teardrop-shaped scoop angular handle half decorated geometric ornament colored cellular enamel topped bowl Dated 1886–1894 Moscow Russia Cutlery height 12.5 cm weight 20 g single spoon lies horizontally plain gray background spoon metallic warm golden tone smooth slightly reflective surface subtle scratches long handle transitions decorative section near featuring enamel inlays blue red set within metallic borders small turned finial blue enamel accents.