the body pierced with ten profiles of blackbirds which encircle the rim, the base set with a silver rouble from the reign of Empress Catherine the Great, dated 1773.

Workmaster: Hjalmar Armfelt
St Petersburg, 1908-1917
Inventory Number: 17294

Height: 9.7cm
Diameter: 4.9cm

Illustrated:

Two comparable silver bowls decorated with pierced bird motifs were exhibited in Carl Faberge: A Private Collection (Wartski, 2012) and are illustrated as numbers 70 and 80 in the accompanying catalogue.