A Silver Soup Tureen and Cover
Apparently no maker's mark, St Petersburg, 1813
Of oval two-handled form, on spreading oval foot chased with a band of acanthus leaves, the lower part of the body applied with a matted foliage calyx, the geometric handles chased with acanthus and ribbon-tied laurel and berry garlands, the domed cover with large oak leaf and acorn wreath finial on a foliage calyx, the body and cover engraved with the crowned cypher of Emperor Alexander I, marked on rim, footrim, and cover rim
16¾ in. (42.5 cm.) high (2)
A Silver Soup Tureen and Cover
Apparently no maker's mark, St Petersburg, 1813
Of oval two-handled form, on spreading oval foot chased with a band of acanthus leaves, the lower part of the body applied with a matted foliage calyx, the geometric handles chased with acanthus and ribbon-tied laurel and berry garlands, the domed cover with large oak leaf and acorn wreath finial on a foliage calyx, the body and cover engraved with the crowned cypher of Emperor Alexander I, marked on rim, footrim, and cover rim
16¾ in. (42.5 cm.) high (2)
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