A SILVER-GILT IMPERIAL PRESENTATION KOVSH

A SILVER-GILT IMPERIAL PRESENTATION KOVSH

INDISTINCT MAKER\'S MARK, MOSCOW, 1763

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 the Great in profile below the Imperial crown, the shaped handle centring the cypher of Catherine the Great within foliate scrolls, the finial cast and chased as an Imperial double-headed eagle, marked below the handle

11 in. (28 cm.) wide

14.15 oz. (440.2 gr.)