Russian Metal Artworks

Small ladle

    Small ladle

    Russia, Moscow

    1899-1908

    Kurlyukov firm

    Silver; casting, engraving, gilding

    8.7 x 13.3 x 6.4 cm

    On the bottom – mark of the firm "О.КУРЛЮКОВЪ"; triple mark of the Moscow District Assay Office for 1899-1908 featuring facing left female head wearing a kokoshnik, the silver fineness standard mark "84", and the initials of the district assay master Ivan Lebedkin – "ИЛ”. On the base external side – mark of the firm "О.К" (erased)

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    Small silver boat-shaped ladle with interior gilding, set upon the smooth moulded ring base, featuring a shelf-shaped patterned handle and cast finial (knob) on the spout. High walls of the ladle are decorated on both sides with the image of a flower vase enclosed within a clover-leaf (trefoil) pattern. Positioned beneath the spout and the handle are symmetrical vignettes enclosed within shaped frames. A vignette of intertwined stems with leaves and scrolls at the ends adorns the handle surface.

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