Three Russian .875 Silver Items

Description:

Three Russian .875 Silver Items, two St. Petersburg eggs: one 1908-17, maker's mark "PB," engraved with stylized foliate motifs and with gold-washed interior, with two detachable stands, egg ht. 2 1/2; the other third quarter 19th century, maker's mark "JR," engraved with a putto amidst scrolling flowers, egg ht. 2 3/4; and a salt, Moscow, c. 1885, Yakov Fedorovich Mishukov, maker, circular, with a band of floral design, on three ball feet, ht. 1 3/8 in.; approx. 5.4 total troy oz.
Estimate $200-300

Eggs with slight rubbing to gold-washed interior, abrasions to where foot screws to egg. Salt probably originally gold-washed throughout (only traces remain),nicks to foot.


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