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A PARCEL-GILT SILVER PRESENTATION KOVSH
Lot 381

A PARCEL-GILT SILVER PRESENTATION KOVSH

MARKED SAZIKOV WITH THE IMPERIAL WARRANT, ST PETERSBURG, 1878

Closed28 November 2016

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A PARCEL-GILT SILVER PRESENTATION KOVSH
MARKED SAZIKOV WITH THE IMPERIAL WARRANT, ST PETERSBURG, 1878
The front finely cast and chased with military trophies, the sides inscribed in Russian 'The Bakinskii Regiment brotherhood cup in memory of [our] comrades from its commander, colonel Kazbek', the centre engraved 'Aziziye / 20 July 1878 / Erzurum', marked under base
9 1/8 in. (23.2 cm.) long
11.65 oz. (362.2 gr.)

Specialist note

The 153rd Infantry Bakinskii Regiment of His Imperial Highness Grand Duke Sergei Mikhailovich took part in the 1877-1878 Russo-Turkish War on the Caucasian front. Under intense strong fire, the regiment took the Turkish fort of Aziziye on 28 October 1877 and three other forts that defended the city of Erzurum. For these military achievements the four battalions of the regiment were awarded a St George banner in October 1878, shown on the prow of the present kovsh.