ANTIQUE 19thC IMPERIAL RUSSIAN SOLID SILVER 5 PIECE TEA SET, ST PETERSBURG c1851
19th Century Imperial Russian Silver five piece tea set, comprising of coffee pot, teapot, covered sugar bowl, cream jug and sweets bowl, each rounded melon shaped body resting on four leaf scroll-shaped feet, handles realistically modeled as tree branches and mounted with floral finials. Sides of each piece engraved with family initials.
Hallmarked Russian silver (84 for 875 standard), St Petersburg, year 1851, assayer's mark in Cyrillic A.M for Alexander Yakovlevich, Maker's mark A.S for Adolf Sperr.
REFERENCE NUMBER: A4411
19th Century Imperial Russian Silver five piece tea set, comprising of coffee pot, teapot, covered sugar bowl, cream jug and sweets bowl, each rounded melon shaped body resting on four leaf scroll-shaped feet, handles realistically modeled as tree branches and mounted with floral finials. Sides of each piece engraved with family initials.
Hallmarked Russian silver (84 for 875 standard), St Petersburg, year 1851, assayer's mark in Cyrillic A.M for Alexander Yakovlevich, Maker's mark A.S for Adolf Sperr.
REFERENCE NUMBER: A4411
19th Century Imperial Russian Silver five piece tea set, comprising of coffee pot, teapot, covered sugar bowl, cream jug and sweets bowl, each rounded melon shaped body resting on four leaf scroll-shaped feet, handles realistically modeled as tree branches and mounted with floral finials. Sides of each piece engraved with family initials.
Hallmarked Russian silver (84 for 875 standard), St Petersburg, year 1851, assayer's mark in Cyrillic A.M for Alexander Yakovlevich, Maker's mark A.S for Adolf Sperr.
REFERENCE NUMBER: A4411
DESCRIPTION
Antique 19th Century rare Imperial Russian Solid Silver five piece tea set, comprising of coffee pot, teapot, covered sugar bowl, cream jug and sweets bowl, each rounded melon shaped body resting on four leaf scroll-shaped feet, handles realistically modeled as tree branches and mounted with floral finials. Sides of each piece engraved with family initials.
All Hallmarked Russian silver (84 for 875 standard), St Petersburg, year 1851, assayer's mark in Cyrillic A.M for Alexander Yakovlevich, Maker's mark A.S (Adolf Sperr, Finish silversmith by origin)
CONDITION
In Great Condition - no damage, just general wear.
COFFEE
Height: 22cm
Width: 28 x 15cm
TEAPOT
Height: 15.5cm
Width: 28 x 16cm
SUGAR BOWL
Height: 15cm
Width: 18 x 15cm
CREAM JUG
Height: 12cm
Width: 17.5 x 11cm
SWEETS BOWL
Height: 7cm
Width: 21cm
Total Silver Weight: 2940g
