Caption

Sauce spoon by Grachev Brothers St. Petersburg; silversmith's factory; fl. 1866–1918. Geometric-floral ornament; hemispherical scoop with wide spout, gilded inside; widening handle ending in a semicircle with a point, decorated on both sides with relief interwoven ribbons and acanthus leaves; engraved RT ornament on the handle. Dated 1908–1917, Russia, Moscow. Cutlery. Height 17.8 cm, width 6.4 cm., A single metal ladle lies on a plain light background, showing a rounded bowl with a reflective interior that appears gold and a curved exterior that appears silver, attached to a long ornate handle that is silver with decorative raised patterns and a decorative oval end; the image includes shades of white, gold, silver, gray, and subtle darker reflections within the bowl.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A09_361

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43.0Mb (1.4Mb) / 16.5in x 10.1in / 4935 x 3044 (300dpi)

Keywords

Sauce spoon Grachev Brothers St Petersburg silversmith's factory fl 1866–1918 Geometric-floral ornament hemispherical scoop wide spout gilded inside widening handle ending semicircle point decorated sides relief interwoven ribbons acanthus leaves engraved RT ornament handle Dated 1908–1917 Russia Moscow Cutlery Height 17.8 cm width 6.4 cm single metal ladle lies plain light background showing rounded bowl reflective interior gold curved exterior silver attached long ornate handle decorative raised patterns decorative oval image includes shades white gray subtle darker reflections within bowl.