Spoon for a left-hander with floral ornament
Spoon for a left-hander with floral ornament
Russian Empire, Moscow
Last quarter of the 19th century
Antin Kuzmichev bronze and silverware factory
Silver, enamel; champlevé enamel, gilding, engraving
Length 18 cm
Marks: "АК"; Moscow city mark with alloy "88"
A spoon for left-handed people, used for retraining them into right-handed people. The oval smooth deep cup is at a 90 degree angle to the partially rounded twisted stem with the flat expanding end. The external side of the calyx is decorated with enamel floral ornament of stems with lush leaves and fancy flowers, and the monogram "S*J*R". The inner side of the cup and the flat expanding end of the handle, outlined by the enamel frame, are decorated with the floral ornament of stems with leaves, with three- and five-petal flowers. The color of enamels is based on a combination of green, red, blue, blue and white shades.
Инв.2183/ДПИ