MAKER’S MARK ‘MO’, ST PETERSBURG, 1737

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A PARCEL-GILT SILVER IMPERIAL PRESENTATION KOVSH
MAKER’S MARK ‘MO’, ST PETERSBURG, 1737
The bowl repoussé with a circular reserve centring an Imperial double-headed eagle, the exterior sides engraved with Russian dedication inscription 'Her Highness Empress Anna Ioannovna, Autocrat of all Russia presented this kovsh to ataman Ekim Petrov of the Astrakhan Voisko at the Winter Stanitsa on 9 April 1737', the finial cast as an Imperial double-headed eagle, marked under handle, also with French import marks
12 in. (30.5 cm.) wide
18.99 oz. (590.6 gr.)

Provenance

Anonymous Sale; Christie’s, Geneva, 30 November 1982, lot 138.

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Lot Essay

In 1737, the year this kovsh was presented to Ekim Petrov, the Russian government relocated a number of the Volga Cossacks to Astrakhan and formed a Cossack unit used for escorting couriers and correspondence as well as guard duty. Ekim Petrov was one of the first atamans of the Astrakhan Cossack Voisko.

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