Russian Metal Artworks

Teapot with a pear-shaped detachable lid with décor in the form of leaves and beetles

    Teapot with a pear-shaped detachable lid with décor in the form of leaves and beetles

    Russian Empire, Saint-Petersburg

    1869

    Sazikov firm

    Silver; ivory; casting, chasing, gilding

    12.2 x 19.4 x 10.1 cm

    Mark of the firm – “СAЗИКОВ” (erased); two-headed eagle – Russian Empire coat of arms, mark of the Imperial Court Supplier; initials of the Saint-Petersburg assay master V. Smirnov - “В.С.”; Saint-Petersburg city mark - two crossed anchors and a scepter; medals of the London’s Exhibition of 1851 and certification mark of Riga Assay supervision inspection (?) in 1954-1958

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