A silver-gilt presentation bratina
Cyrillic mark of Pavel Ovchinnikov with the Imperial warrant, Moscow, 1895
Circular, on beaded stepped foot, the body repoussé, chased and engraved with eight lobed reserves containing allegorical and mythological animals, with foliate strapwork roundels beneath, each within reeded entwined borders, with a twisted rope-work border above, the everted rim engraved with a presentation inscription in Russian, marked on foot and under base
7 7/8 in. (20 cm.) high;
The Russian inscription on the rim translates as: 'For the president of the French Republic Félix Faure from the city of Moscow 1897.'
A silver-gilt presentation bratina
Cyrillic mark of Pavel Ovchinnikov with the Imperial warrant, Moscow, 1895
Circular, on beaded stepped foot, the body repoussé, chased and engraved with eight lobed reserves containing allegorical and mythological animals, with foliate strapwork roundels beneath, each within reeded entwined borders, with a twisted rope-work border above, the everted rim engraved with a presentation inscription in Russian, marked on foot and under base
7 7/8 in. (20 cm.) high;
The Russian inscription on the rim translates as: 'For the president of the French Republic Félix Faure from the city of Moscow 1897.'
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