A Gilded Age: NE Collects Europe Online
Description:
Russian Enamel and .875 Silver-gilt Cased Open Salt Set, Moscow, 1893, maker's mark in Cyrillic "CK," possibly Stepan Levin, assay master Anatoly Apollonovich Artsybashev, includes four salts on three round feet, dia. 1 3/4, and four .916 salt spoons with another Cyrillic maker's mark, lg. 2 1/2 in., approx. 5.75 troy oz., in a fitted Russian wood case.
Provenance: A New England Institution.
Estimate $400-600
Salt set in very good condition, some enamel loss near the feet of the salt cellars. Box in okay condition, left side loose, fabric hinges fraying, and two holes at lid where an oval brass plate is missing.
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Anatoly Apollonovich Artsybashev, Stepan Levin, MoscowElizabeth Haff
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