A LARGE RUSSIAN SILVER TWO-HANDLED TRAY LATE 19TH CENTURY

by Ivan Khlebnikov, Moscow, dated 1883, assay master Vasily Aleksandrovich Petrov, of oval form with beaded rim and geometric border, the centre engraved with Cyrillic inscription surrounding a bear holding a pole axe within a lozenge, possibly representing the city of Yaroslavl, 25th Anniversary, dated 1858 and 1883, within a stylised border. 61cm wide, 122 troy ounces

Some surface scratches and wear throughout. Engraving and marks crisp.