AUCTION # 30: RUSSIAN APPLIED AND DECORATIVE ART

A RARE RUSSIAN GILT-SILVER AII TEA & COFFEE SET

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Start price: $3,000

Estimated price: $5,000 - $7,000

Buyer's premium:

A Russian Imperial gilt-silver coffee pot, tea kettle, and creamer, the front and back are engraved with Tsar Alexander II of Russia crowned monogram and the Imperial Russian double-headed eagle, lid finals are decorated with flowers. Hallmarks: 84 silver standard, engraved number 23, a hallmark of Carl Johann Tegelsten (CT), date 1845. Carl Johann Tegelsten (1798-1852) – 19th-century Russian silversmith of Finnish descent.

Dimensions: Coffee pot: H: 8 in., (20 cm.)

Condition: Very good with minor scratches on the surface