Cup and saucer - .875 (84 Zolotniki) silver, cloisonne enamel - Vasily Agafonov - Russia - Early 20th century

Antique early-20th Century Imperial Russian silver gilt and cloisonne enamel cup and saucer. Each part richly gilt and beautifully enamelled with varicolor flowers and stylised scrolling foliage. A part of the cup handle is missing. With a beautiful antique surface patina. Inscription on the saucer reads: “In memory” with initials Dimensions: 11,5 cm diameter for the saucer 6,5 cm diameter and 5 cm high for the cup Weight: 190 g Hallmarks: Fineness mark 84 Kokoshnik mark with a female head (used from 1899-1908) together with the initials of the assay master ИЛ (cyrillic) for Ivan Lebedkin - active from 1899 Workmaster: ВА (cyrillic) for Vasily Agafonov - active in Moscow from 1895 - 1917 Provenance: auctionhouse Belgium