A RUSSIAN SILVER-GILT IMPERIAL PRESENTATION KOVSH - photo 1
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A RUSSIAN SILVER-GILT IMPERIAL PRESENTATION KOVSH

Lot 40
29.10.2025 00:00UTC +00:00
Classic
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£ 22 860
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 1506913
Lot 40 | A RUSSIAN SILVER-GILT IMPERIAL PRESENTATION KOVSH
Estimate value
£ 25 000 – 35 000
Of traditional form with raised prow and handle, the bowl repoussé with an oval reserve centring an Imperial double-headed eagle with orb and sceptre and centring St George slaying the dragon, the exterior sides chased with Cyrillic dedication 'By the Grace of God we Empress Catherine II, Autocrat of all Russia presented this kovsh to Ataman of the Volzhskii Voisko at the Winter Stanitsa, Grigorii son of Ivan Polyakov, for his true service in St Petersburg on 22 October 1763' within foliate cartouches, the front engraved with the portrait of Catherine II in profile below the Imperial crown, the shaped handle centring the cypher of Catherine II within foliate scrolls, the finial cast and chased as an Imperial double-headed eagle, marked below the handle with maker's mark and assay marks
11 in. (28 cm.) long
14.15 oz. (440 gr.)
Medium:Silver
Place of origin:Russia
Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
8 King Street, St. James's
SW1Y 6QT London
United Kingdom
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