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Ukrainian Nicholas I Silver-mounted Coconut Ladle, Harkov, 1844

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From the imperial era, period of Tsar Nicholas I, the bowl of this rare ladle is fitted with a ½ a coconut shell rimmed in delicately engraved silver, in the Renaissance style when coconut mounted cups and implements were made for royal collections, attached to a rosewood baluster shaped handle. With town hallmark for Harkov, maker’s and assaymaster’s initials, 84 for the Russian silver standard and date of 1844. It is stamped in three places: on silver rim, silver handle (in full) and base of handle, a sign that it is completely original, no added or changed parts. Harkov, dated 1844, maker I O and assaymaster K+C 18.5 in. (47 cm) long, the bowl-5 1/8 in. long (13 cm) long Coconuts mounted in silver and gold were rare and prized items in the homes of Russia's 17th-century tsars and boyars. For such coconut cups, see I. Ivanova, "Kokosovye kubki russkikh masterov XVII veka," .Soobshcheniia Gos. Ermitazha XLIX (1984): 21-22, and Russian Enamels: Kievan Rus .to Fabergé, The Walters Art Gallery, 1996, pp. 30-31.
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    Length: 18.5 in (469.9 mm)
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  • Date of Manufacture:
    1844
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use. Shell a bit cracked in two places. Be careful when handling.
  • Seller Location:
    St. Catharines, CA
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 352M-MSH-0861stDibs: LU23224031612

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