19th Century Russia. Set Of Eighteen Golden And Niellated Silver Spoons.

Russia circa 1882. Set of eighteen small gilded and niellated silver spoons decorated with views of cathedrals and towers of the Moscow Kremlin. In total, seven architectural monuments of the Kremlin are depicted using the niello technique on the backs of the spoons. Partly twisted handle and finished with a spinning top. Silver 84 zolotniks, 875/1000 Stamp of the city of Moscow These spoons were made in the workshop of the famous goldsmith Vasily Semenovich Semyonov, ** who received a gold medal "for finesse" for the works he presented at the trade and industrial exhibition of St. Petersburg in 1882 Length: 10.5 cm Weight: 273 gr Condition: excellent / without traces of use in its box in the form of French manufacture of the same period. ** Dictionary of Russian Masters (1600-1926) by Ivanov AN edition 2002 Moscow / 3740 /