A parcel-gilt silver Imperial presentation kovsh, maker's mark KH, Russia, circa 1808

either side of the body applied with a cartouche with the cypher of Emperor Alexander I, the prow applied with an imperial double-headed eagle, the scrolling handle applied with an acanthus leaf, engraved in Cyrillic 'Alexander I, By the Grace of God Emperor and Autocrat of all Russia, presented this kovsh of the governate of Tula to the peasant society associated with the Tula Arms Plant in commemoration of the voluntary donation from their own property for the formation of a rural economic fund for the support of those oppressed by poverty and misfortunes and particularly for helping those suffering misfortune by fire. Tula December … day of the year 1808' around the upper edge, the interior gilt, marked under base with maker's initials

length 30.3cm; 12 in.