SILVER-GILT TROMPE L’OEIL SHTOF IN THE NEO-RUSSIAN STYLE 'PLETENKA' (BRAIDED BASKET) Workshop of V. O. Ivanov, Russia, St. Petersburg, 1892

Silver-gilt, cast, engraved, mounted Marks: silver mark 84 (zolotnik) with the coat of arms of the city of St. Petersburg, the initials of the assay master A. T. Sevier 'AS' and the date '1892', master's mark 'VI' 10.4 x 10.4 x 14 cm gross weight: 519 gr. The shtof is a container for measuring the quantity of wine and alcoholic beverages. 1 shtof = 1.2299 litres