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MARK OF ADOLF SPER, ST PETERSBURG, 1840 AND 1842
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A SILVER SAMOVAR AND PART TEA SERVICE
MARK OF ADOLF SPER, ST PETERSBURG, 1840 AND 1842
Comprising a samovar, teapot, sugar-bowl, cream-jug, sweet dish and basket; the bodies repoussé with fluted lobes, the rims densely chased with scrolling acanthus and rocaille, foliate scroll feet, the teapot and samovar with ivory insulators, the samovar with a mother-of-pearl palmette-shaped tap, gilt interiors, marked throughout; also with import marks
The samovar: 18 in. (45.8 cm.) high
The samovar: 173.8 oz. (5405 gr.) gross
Other pieces: 127.13 oz. (3954.1 gr.) gross (6)
MARK OF ADOLF SPER, ST PETERSBURG, 1840 AND 1842
Comprising a samovar, teapot, sugar-bowl, cream-jug, sweet dish and basket; the bodies repoussé with fluted lobes, the rims densely chased with scrolling acanthus and rocaille, foliate scroll feet, the teapot and samovar with ivory insulators, the samovar with a mother-of-pearl palmette-shaped tap, gilt interiors, marked throughout; also with import marks
The samovar: 18 in. (45.8 cm.) high
The samovar: 173.8 oz. (5405 gr.) gross
Other pieces: 127.13 oz. (3954.1 gr.) gross (6)
Provenance
By repute, an Important Genovese Noble Family.
The Clementi Albizzi collection.
Private Collection, Milan.
The Clementi Albizzi collection.
Private Collection, Milan.
Special notice
Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.
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