ANTIQUE 20thC RUSSIAN SOLID SILVER GILT TEA CADDY, GRACHEV, ST PETERSBURG c.1910
20th Century Russian Empire Silver Tea Caddy, richly gilt, square form with solid silver mounted cork stopper and screw top. Excellent quality and condition.
Hallmarked Russian Silver (84 standard), city of St-Petersburg, year 1910's, Maker's mark in Cyrillic for Mikhail Grachev.
REFERENCE NUMBER: A2508
Description
Antique early 20th Century Russian Empire Solid Silver Tea Caddy, richly gilt, square form with solid silver mounted cork stopper and screw top. Excellent quality and condition. Each part is Hallmarked Russian Silver (84 standard), city of St-Petersburg, year 1910's, Maker's mark in Cyrillic for Mikhail Grachev, silversmith active from 1907 to 1926, a very highly regarded, quality silversmith.
Condition
No damage, just general wear and one very small ding along one shoulder and gilding slightly worn around the maker's mark.
Size
Height: 11cm
Width: 8.5 x 8.5cm
Weight: 370g