A Russian gem-set and silver-gilt kovsh, Grachev Brothers, St Petersburg, circa 1890

A Russian gem-set and silver-gilt kovsh, Grachev Brothers, St Petersburg, circa 1890

Finely chased with scrolls and stylised foliage, the handle and prow with a cabochon-cut gem, the top tip of the prow with an imperial eagle, probably applied later, struck underneath with maker's mark under the imperial warrant, 84 standard

length 33cm, 13in.