A RUSSIAN PARCEL-GILT SILVER PRESENTATION KOVSH IN 17TH/18TH CENTURY STYLE
MARK OF ALEXANDER LYUBAVIN, ST. PETERSBURG, 1896/1908
Sides decorated with panels in old Cyrillic in the manner of Imperial presentation kovshi, centre with raied boss depicting the Imperial double-headed eagle, the prow applied with a cut-out Imperial eagle, the flat handle with a silver anniversary inscription in Cyrillic
12 1/8 in. long (31.5 cm.)
19.5 cm. (605 gm.)
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