A stylish cup with an elegant handle.

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