Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Russian silver drinks tray; an addition to our ornamental Russian silverware collection.
This fine antique Russian silver tray has an oval shaped form.
The surface of the drinks tray is embellished with engraved floral and foliate sprays incorporating eight circular vacant cartouches subdivided by rosette designs.
The ornamentation to the tray encompasses a large vacant circular cartouche.
The raised rounded border is ornamented with applied moulded decoration to the rim.
This impressive Russian silver tray is fitted with a plain rounded hallmarked handle to either end.
The hallmarks struck to the underside of this tray include:
Maker's mark: ?.?.? (untraced)
Assay mark: A.C , 1871
Silver quality/purity mark: 84 (84 zolotniks)
City mark: St George slaying the dragon (Moscow, Russia)
This assayer could be either Aggey Grigoryevich Svechin or Aleksandr Alekseyevich Smirnov
84 zolotniki is equivalent to 875/1000 or .875 standard silver
Condition
This antique tray is a very good gauge of silver, excellent quality and in exceptional condition in keeping with age. The engraved ornamentation is all very crisp. The Russian silver hallmarks...
Category
19th Century Russian Antique Beldray (Bradley & Co.) Furniture