A Fabergé silver soup tureen and cover, Moscow, 1908-1917

circular with tapering body and domed lid, the sides and spreading foot applied with interlaced reeds, the front and rear applied with a coat of arms, stylised branch handles, the finial cast with a pumpkin and pineapple with foliage, struck K. Fabergé in Cyrillic with Imperial Warrant, 91 standard, later French import marks, in original Fabergé wood case

diam. over handles 35.5 cm; 14 in.