NOVEMBER 2023 DECORATIVE & FINE ART SALE

A LARGE RUSSIAN SILVER AND ENAMEL SPOON BY IVAN SALTYKOV, 1888

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Start price: $500

Estimated price: $700 - $900

Buyer's premium:

Ivan Saltykov, Moscow, 1888.

Russian silver-gilt spoon decorated with cloisonne enamel scrolled foliage and flowers pattern in white, red, green, and two shades of blue on a frosted gilt ground with blue beaded border. The outside edge and handle displaying a diamond and bead pattern, the end of the handle topped with a crown-shaped finial with polychrome cloisonne work.

Hallmarks: maker’s mark ‘I.S.’ in Cyrillic for Ivan Saltykov, 84 Russian silver standard, Moscow city mark, illegible assay mark and date 1888.

Weight: 2 oz., (56 g.)

L: 7 1/4 in., (18.5 cm.)

Condition: Very good condition. Light wear associated with age.