Silver-gilt or vermeil circular plate with a plain, flat well, raised and shaped edge of four bracketlike segments separated by four concave ones and a conforming, applied cast rim of ruffled scrolls and scallop shells alternating with conch shells. No foot ring. Well underside has an engraved zigzag test line and is struck with four hallmarks, including assayer's mark "И•Ф" in raised Cyrillic in a rectangle, St. Petersburg city mark for 1770, maker's mark "ZD" in raised roman letters in a rectangle; and standard mark "78" in individual squares.
Large, two-handled, raised cylindrical bowl with tall sides and rounded bottom on pedestal base; cast fasces pattern loop handles and applied bands on rim and circular foot. Gilt-washed interior. Bottom underside engraved with three zigzag test lines and struck with six marks around large centerpoint, including maker's mark "JFK" in raised roman script in conforming surround; St. Petersburg city mark for 1771; assayer's mark "И•Ф" in raised Cyrillic in a rectangle; standard mark "79" in individual squares; and two sets of inventory numbers, "No" and "4" in raised roman script in squares and "1 • c" engraved over "4" stamped incuse. Rim interior struck incuse "93". One of two wine coolers, DL*59.2344-DL*59.2345; same date and assayer's mark, but different maker, standard and inventory marks.
Maker is Johann Frederik Köpping; goldsmith to the Imperial Court and keeper of the Imperial silver during the reign of Catherine the Great. Assayer is Ivan Frolov (Иван Фролов).
Large, two-handled, raised cylindrical bowl with tall sides and rounded bottom on pedestal base; cast fasces pattern loop handles and applied bands on rim and circular foot. Gilt-washed interior. Bottom underside engraved with a zigzag test line and struck with six marks around large centerpoint, including maker's mark "ZD" in raised roman letters in a rectangle; standard mark "62" in individual squares; St. Petersburg city mark for 1771; assayer's mark "И•Ф" in raised Cyrillic in a rectangle; and two sets of inventory numbers "2", "c" and "7" incuse, and "No" and "7" in raised roman script in squares. Rim interior struck incuse "8" and "89". One of two wine coolers, DL*59.2344-DL*59.2345; same date and assayer's mark, but different maker, standard and inventory marks.
Maker is Zacharias Deichman (or Deichmann; Захарий Дейхман); active, 1731-1776, and goldsmith to the Imperial Court during the reign of Catherine the Great. Assayer is Ivan Frolov (Иван Фролов).