Russian Silver Three Piece Auxiliary Set, Moscow 1890s

Lovely Russian silver three piece auxiliary set, comprising…
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Lovely Russian silver three piece auxiliary set, comprising milk jug, stamped 84, Moscow, with assay mark of Anatoly Apollonovich Artsybashev dated 1895, maker Vasily Agafonov, height 7.5 cm, handled sweets dish, stamped 84, Moscow, with assay mark of Anatoly Apollonovich Artsybashev dated 1893, maker Egorov Aleksandr Sergeev, height 10.5 cm and diameter 11 cm, and a sifter spoon marked 84, Moscow, with assay mark of Anatoly Apollonovich Artsybashev dated 1890, maker mark rubbed, length 15.5 cm, each with gilt wash interiors, the jug and sweets dish engraved to front with monogram and '1870 XXV 1895' to rear, total combined silver weight 374gm (3) note: Auxillary set with matching engravings to lot 8: stunning Faberge five piece silver tea set

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  • Marrow Spoon - A spoon with a long handle and a narrow scoop shaped bowl, used to scoop and eat marrow from the hollow centre of roasted bones. Some marrow scoops are double ended with a different shaped bowl at each end.
  • Assay / Assayed - Assaying is the testing of a metal, most commonly silver and gold to determine its ingredients and quality. In Britain, once an item of silver or gold has been assayed, a mark is stamped on it, certifying its purity. Known as hallmark, it derives its name from the Guild Hall of the Goldsmiths' Company, who recieved its Charter in 1327 giving it the power to assay and mark articles of gold and silver.
  • Engraving - The method of decorating or creating inscriptions on silver and other metal objects by marking the surface with a sharp instrument such as a diamond point or rotating cutting wheel.

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