Silver. Deeply molded, smooth mirror, transitioning into ascending, vertically articulated flag and flower-shaped curved, multiple-profiled rim. Engraved on the wall, Cyrillic initials under a baron's crown. Created by Eduard Fedorowitsch Brandenburg, master silversmith, court supplier and royal warrant holder. Weighs approximately 395 grams. Dimensions: 20 cm in diameter, 5.5 cm in height. Compare with Goldberg, numbers 1179, 1208, 1301. A substantial Russian Biedermeier silver bowl made by the esteemed company Sasikow. Features a Cyrillic monogram under a baron's crown. Gilt on the inside. Bears the standard mark 84, city assay master's mark, and maker's mark. Dated in Russia, St. Petersburg. Supplier to the royal court, Sasikow. 1858.