various makers, most Moscow and St. Petersburg, second half of 19th - early 20th century
comprising a square silver sugar bowl with triangular handle, one side decorated with a bird sitting on blooming branch, maker's mark Cyrillic 'AVKh', Moscow, 1880s; a circular bowl, the body engraved with a crowned monogram, interior affixed with a T-shaped handle, maker's mark Latin 'P.L.', St. Petersburg, 1899-1903; a handled sugar bowl engraved with Latin dedication 'Caroline Revill from Edward Seymour. Feb 10th 1877', with worn out marks for Sazikov under Imperial Warrant, Moscow, probably 1870s; a cream jug decorated with geometric and foliate motifs, maker's mark 'G.S. probably for Gustav Simmonsson, St. Petersburg, 1856; two napkin rings: one with undulating rims and geometric ornament, the other embellished with a flower, first with Cyrillic maker's initials 'PK', second Vasily Pulyatkin, Moscow, 1908-1917; a silver cigarette case, the hinged cover with an image of a man playing balalaika to a woman and three children, the base engraved with monogram 'MS', all within geometric ornament, gilt interior, Filipp Abakumov, Moscow, 1882; a group of six parcel-gilt spoons decorated with architectural views, makers' marks indistinct, Moscow, 1883 and circa 1880s; a parcel-gilt serving knife, maker's mark indistinct, bearing Russian import mark, possibly for Odessa, 1908-1917, all 84 standard
width of the square basket: 17.5cm (6 7/8in); length of the knife: 26cm (10 1/4in).
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