SILVER AND SILVER-GILT SET |

comprising : a silver trompe l'oeil milk jug of baluster form, Sazikov, Moscow, gilt interior after 1846, 84 standard, with Imperial Warrant ; a pair of Russian silver beakers of tapering form, workmaster Feodor Ivanov, Moscow, 1908-1917, 84 standard, French import mark; a silver-gilt teapot engraved with a monogram IE in Cyrillic below a marquis' crown, on four raised feet, elephant ivory insulators, workmaster Aleksandr Lokin, St Petersburg, 1883, 84 standard; Total weight: 915,6 g

Milk jug: overall in good condition. Two dents on the edge of the lobed body. Several scratches, stains, oxidation marks and dents consistent with age and handling. Two old “A la vieille Russie” labels on the inside. Marks legible except for the assayer’s mark. Beakers : overall in good condition. Scratches, dents, stains and oxidation marks consistent with age and handling, especially on the rims. Remnants of glue on the base due to previous labels. Teapot : overall in good condition. Handle slightly loose as one of the lower rivets is missing. Scratches, stains, oxidation marks on the feet, consistent with age and handling. Remnants of glue due to previous labels.
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