Caption

Vase spoon; Grachev Brothers silversmith factory St. Petersburg; active 1866–1918. Geometric-floral ornament; circular, flat-bottomed scoop, gilded inside. Widening handle ending in a semicircle with a point; handle decorated on both sides with relief interwoven ribbons and acanthus leaves; engraved RT ornament on the handle. Dated 1908–1917, Russia, Moscow. Cutlery; height 34 cm, width 9.4 cm., A metal ladle lies on a white surface, showing a rounded bowl with a golden-toned interior and a silver-toned exterior that has some darker spots; a long, slender silver-toned handle extends from the bowl and ends in an ornate, embossed decorative tip with raised patterns in silver tones.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A09_360

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Rights managed

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54.3Mb (1.3Mb) / 18.7in x 11.3in / 5616 x 3382 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vase spoon Grachev Brothers silversmith factory St Petersburg active 1866–1918 Geometric-floral ornament circular flat-bottomed scoop gilded inside Widening handle ending semicircle point handle decorated sides relief interwoven ribbons acanthus leaves engraved RT ornament handle Dated 1908–1917 Russia Moscow Cutlery height 34 cm width 9.4 cm metal ladle lies white surface showing rounded bowl golden-toned interior silver-toned exterior darker spots long slender silver-toned handle extends bowl ends ornate embossed decorative tip raised patterns silver tones.