Spoon with an image of the Cathedral of the Intercession on the Moat. From a tea service (composite)
Spoon with an image of the Cathedral of the Intercession on the Moat. From a tea service (composite)
Russia, Moscow
1908–1917
M. Semenova Silverware Factory,
Silver; carving, niello, gilding
13.7 x 3.2 cm
Marks on the handle: the factory's mark – "МС"; the "triple" hallmark of the Moscow District Assay Office of 1908–1917 – a woman's head in a kokoshnik turned to the right, with the fineness number "84" and the district code letter represented by the Greek letter "delta"
The spoon is made of gilded silver, with a circular, smooth, deep bowl and a smooth rounded handle with a flat, widening end. The outer surface of the spoon bowl is decorated with a circular medallion featuring a niello image of the Cathedral of the Intercession on the Moat and a carved stylized trefoil in the lower part. The edge of the bowl is accentuated by a carved zigzag band. The end of the handle is decorated on both sides with a niello floral pattern on a chased (granulated) background.
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