A PARCEL-GILT SILVER IMPERIAL PRESENTATION KOVSH

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23.11.2020 14:00UTC +01:00
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Lot 183 | A PARCEL-GILT SILVER IMPERIAL PRESENTATION KOVSH
A PARCEL-GILT SILVER IMPERIAL PRESENTATION KOVSH

PROBABLY MOSCOW, CIRCA 1701

Of traditional form with raised prow and handle, the bowl repoussé with a reserve centring an Imperial double-headed eagle with an orb and sceptre, set with a colourless hardstone in the middle, the handle engraved with an Imperial double-headed eagle, the exterior sides engraved with Old Russian dedication inscription 'By the Grace of God Great Lord Tsar and Great Prince Petr Alekseevich, Autocrat of all Great, Little and White Russia presented this kovsh to Tikhon Konstantinov, burgomaster of Yuryevets Povolzhskii for collecting customs and alcohol duties of 1,604 roubles 16 altyn and 2 dengi in 1700, and 206 roubles 10 altyn 1 denga in 1701', the finial cast as an Imperial double-headed eagle, apparently unmarked

11 ½ in. (29.1 cm.) wide

13.3 oz. (415 gr.) gross

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