Three pairs of Russian cloisonné enamel sugar tongs and one pair of niello tongs

Three pairs of Russian cloisonné enamel sugar tongs and one pair of niello tongs
Two pairs with Cyrillic mark of Nikolai Alekseev, Moscow, 1908-1917; one with Cyrillic mark of Ivan Saltikov, Moscow, circa 1890; niello pair with Cyrillic mark of Vasilii Semenov, Moscow, 1874
One pair with vari-coloured enamel floral scrolls on stippled ground in white pellet border; the second with laurel leaf and stylised flowers in turquoise pellet border; another with scrolling floral design in blue borders; the niello tongs decorated with arabesques, marked on stem or cusp
5 3/8in. (12.8cm.) and smaller.
See Illustration page 33 (4)