A stryichnaya bowl with an elegant handle.

Silver. On a narrow, slightly tapered base there is an oval bowl with a straight, smooth wall. Made in the form of a basket with an applied folding handle. Created by the renowned silversmith Ivan Sergeyevich Lebedkin (1896-1908), master I.F. Sapogov (active since 1896). Weight is approximately 485 grams. Height is 17 cm, dimensions are 22.5 cm x 16 cm. See Postnikova-Losseva, 1995, number 2531; Goldberg, page 95, illustration 1936. Elegant Russian silver cup with a basket-shaped handle by I.F. Sapogov (active since 1896). Standard 84 hallmark, assay, master’s assay office marks. Russia. Moscow. Circa 1900.