INDISTINCT MAKER'S MARK, MOSCOW, 1763

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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.)

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Grigorii Ivanovich Polyakov, the recipient of the present kovsh, was an Ataman of the Volzhskii Voisko. In 1774 during Pugachev's Rebellion, Grigorii Polyakov was left in charge of the town of Dubovka in the Volzhskii region after Ataman Vasilii Persidskii had fled the town. Upon his arrival in Dubovka, Yemelyan Pugachev was nonetheless well received by Grigorii Polyakov. However, the next day Pugachev ordered his assassination.

A comparable silver presentation kovsh presented to Vasilii Persidskii was sold Christie's, London, 25 November 2013, lot 391.

INDISTINCT MAKER'S MARK, MOSCOW, 1763

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