A silver-gilt cloisonné enamel Salt, Sugar-tongs and Shovel
A silver-gilt cloisonné enamel Salt, Sugar-tongs and Shovel

THE FIRST WITH ILLEGIBLE MAKER'S MARK, MOSCOW, 1889, THE SECOND MOSCOW, 1896-1908, THE THIRD BY ANTIP KUZMICHEV, MOSCOW, CIRCA 1890

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A silver-gilt cloisonné enamel Salt, Sugar-tongs and Shovel
the first with illegible maker's mark, Moscow, 1889, the second Moscow, 1896-1908, the third by Antip Kuzmichev, Moscow, circa 1890
The first circular, on three ball feet, decorated with stylized flowerheads and foliate scrolls on stippled gilt ground, marked under base; the second with shaded foliate scrolls on stippled gilt ground, marked in spring; the third wtih plique-à-jour flowerhead with cloisonné scrolls on pale blue ground, with tapering handle, marked on blade
the first 2.3/8in. (6cm.) diam., the others approx. 4¾in. (12cm.) long (3)

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