ANTIQUE 19thC IMPERIAL RUSSIAN SOLID SILVER TEA SERVICE, SAZIKOV c.1866
19th Century Imperial Russian silver 6 piece tea service on tray, comprising of hot water kettle, teapot, coffee pot, covered sugar bowl, cream jug and cake basket, inside richly parcel gilt, of partially fluted design, resting on a flat foot, made in typical Russian pan-Slavic style. Hallmarked Russian silver, Maker's mark for Sazikov.
Reference Number: B5004
DESCRIPTION
Antique 19th Century rare and impressive Imperial Russian solid silver 6 piece tea service on tray, comprising of hot water kettle, teapot, coffee pot, covered sugar bowl, cream jug and cake basket, inside richly parcel gilt, of partially fluted design, resting on a flat foot, made in typical Russian pan-Slavic style.
Each part is Hallmarked Russian silver (84 for 875 standard), St-Petersburg, year 1866, Assayer's mark for Aleksandr Mitin (1842-1877), Maker's mark for Sazikov, one of the most important Russian silversmiths and jewellers of all time, appointed purveyor of silverware to Tsar Nicholas I in 1837 (for more information please follow this link).
CONDITION
In Great Condition - No Damage.
SIZE
KETTLE
Height: 38cm
Width: 30 x 24cm
TEAPOT
Height: 1cm
Width: 22 x 14cm
COFFEE POT
Height: 22cm
Width: 22 x 13cm
SUGAR BOWL
Height: 14cm
Width: 16 x 12cm
CREAM JUG
Height: 9cm
Width: 13 x 10cm
BASKET
Height: 7cm
idth: 30 x 24cm
Total Weight: 10370g