RUSSIAN SILVER PARCEL-GILT TROMPE L’OEIL TEA SET
Lot 128
51 00055 000
A.Sokolov, Russia, St. Petersburg, 1881-1882
silver-gilt, cast, chased, embossed
Maker’s mark: Cyrillic initials A.Ya.S. of A.Ya. Sokolov /
hot water kettle: marks illegible assay master’s mark: Cyrillic
initials A.F. of unidentified master / hot water kettle: marks
illegible assay mark of St.Petersburg, 1881 & 1882 / kettle:
Moscow, 1908-1917 silver standard: 84 zolotnik
Height of the hot water kettle: 40 cm; weight: 2298 gr
Silver trompe l’oeil tea set comprising teapot, hot water pot,
creamer, covered sugar-bowl, tongs, cake basket, and tea strainer,
all contained in the original fitted case, each piece engraved
with intertwined Latin initials K.S. The set was augmented
with twelve tea spoons and a hot water kettle resting on a stand
with a burner, all of identical design.