1899 Imperial Russian Solid Silver Rare ARROW Spoon, By Gedeon Naz, Bychkov

Russian Solid Silver Twist Handle Arrow Spoon With Picture Back. Full Russian Silver Hallmarks for Gedeon Naz. 84 zolotniki = 84/96 or 875/1000 parts pure silver or. A really unusual spoon in the form of an arrow with flights.

Measurements approximately length 12cm 4. Kostroma, city and administrative centre of Kostroma oblast (region), western Russia.

It lies along the middle Volga River about 200 miles (320 km) northeast of Moscow. It is believed to have been founded in 1152 by Yury Dolgoruky, but the first documentary evidence of the town dates from 1213. Kostroma's key position on the Volga trade route caused bitter struggles among Novgorod, Tver, and Moscow; it was annexed by Moscow in 1329.

The city's cathedral, dating from 1239 and rebuilt in 1773, is situated in the kremlin (fortress) and is a fine example of old Russian architecture. In the 19th century Kostroma became a major textile centre. The modern city has the largest flax-processing combine in Russia, as well as linen mills and a textile-machinery plant.

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