SET OF 6 SILVER-GILT DESSERT SPOONS Master Ivan Alekseev (?), Assay master’s mark of Viktor Savinkov, Moscow, 1871

Russian dessert spoons in chased silver with geometric motif decoration. Hallmarks: assay master’s mark in Cyrillic ‘V.S.’ for Viktor Savinkov (1855-1888) above the date ‘1871’, maker’s mark in Cyrillic ‘I.A’ for van Alekseev (1876 – 1912) ( ?), 84 silver standard, the coat of arms of the city of Moscow ‘St. George’ 13.5 x 7 cm gross weight: 115 gr.