MAKER'S MARK UNIDENTIFIED, ST. PETERSBURG, 1855; ALSO STRUCK WITH UNIDENTIFIED ASSAYER'S MARK; TEAPOT MARK A.W.W. IN RECTANGLE, RUSSIA, 1876
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A Russian parcel-gilt cake basket and a teapot
Maker's mark unidentified, St. Petersburg, 1855; also struck with unidentified assayer's mark; teapot mark A.W.W. in rectangle, Russia, 1876
On a shaped oval lobed base, short stem, the shaped oval lobed basket with everted wavy rim, overhead wavy swing handle, inside gilding, the baluster-shaped teapot on a circular rim, shaped spout, scroll handle, hinged domed cover with bone button finial, the sides engraved with an oval cartouche, marked on base
26.9 cm. long (basket)
824 gr. (2)
Maker's mark unidentified, St. Petersburg, 1855; also struck with unidentified assayer's mark; teapot mark A.W.W. in rectangle, Russia, 1876
On a shaped oval lobed base, short stem, the shaped oval lobed basket with everted wavy rim, overhead wavy swing handle, inside gilding, the baluster-shaped teapot on a circular rim, shaped spout, scroll handle, hinged domed cover with bone button finial, the sides engraved with an oval cartouche, marked on base
26.9 cm. long (basket)
824 gr. (2)
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