ANTIQUE 20thC RUSSIAN FABERGE GEM SET SOLID SILVER KOVSH, WAKEVA c.1900
20th Century Imperial Russian silver presentation kovsh, sides applied with chrysoprase and carnelian cabochons within reed and rope-twist borders, the cartouche-form handle inset with a silver half rouble coin of Peter I dated 1720. Hallmarked Russian silver 84, Maker's mark for Jenny Wakeva.
Reference Number: B4998
DESCRIPTION
Antique 20th Century Imperial Russian solid silver presentation kovsh, sides applied with chrysoprase and carnelian cabochons within reed and rope-twist borders, the cartouche-form handle inset with a silver half rouble coin of Peter I dated 1720. Hallmarked Russian silver 84 (875 standard), St-Petersburg, Assay master Yakov Lyapunoc active 1898-1903, Maker's mark J.W ( Jenny Wakeva - Konstantin’s wife. Having become a widow in 1902, she had the right to mark one part of the Väkevä workshop’s production with her own widow’s mark marked 1902-1917), scratched Inventory number 10757, K,Faberge in Cyrillic beneath an Imperial warrant.
CONDITION
In Great Condition - No Damage.
SIZE
Height: 15cm
Width: 37 x 17cm
Weight: 865g