Silver prize dish with contoured edges. In its center the imperial eagle with the enamelled coats of arms of the governments. Around the eagle, an inscription whose translation is: "Prize of the 2nd horse in honor of His Imperial Majesty the Empress Alexandra Feodorovna" and the date 1906. Hallmarks: 84, Moscow 1899-1908, silversmith "И. ОЗЕРИЦКИЙ" (Ivan Ivanovich Ozeritsky) and in a triangle "И.Т." (Ivan Filippovich Tarabrov). Diameter: 40 cm; gross weight: 1314 g The prize of The Empress was created in 1897. The second prize was awarded only once in 1906 to the trotter Kometa driven by Samuel Caton. This horse belonged jointly to Count Ilarion Ivanovich Vorontzov-Dachkov and Nikolai Petrovich Shubinsky. Album in memory of the jubilee of the St. Petersburg Imperial Society for the Encouragement of Trotter Breeding. 1861 - 1911. St. Petersburg, 1911. [p. 96 and 217]. Kometa born in 1902 out of Pass Rose, an American stallion, and Krylatoy, from Shubinsky's stud. Illustrated album of harness trotting and horse racing and list of Russian stud farms. Moscow, 1905 [unpaginated]. Count I. I. Vorontzov-Dachkov (1837-1916), general, personal friend of Alexander III, one of the largest landowners in Russia, owner of a huge stud farm in the Tambov province. His main trainer and driver was Frank Caton (1852-1926), father of Samuel and William Caton. N. P. Shubinsky (1853-1921), a sworn lawyer, deputy of the Duma, owner of a large stud farm in Tver province. Count Ilarion (1877-1932), son of I. I. Vorontzov-Dachkov had emigrated to France and this dish probably comes from his estate. Michel Brodsky Collection - lots from 92 to 154 [Russian art]