Spoon (1) - .875 (84 Zolotniki) silver, and niello - Stepan Levin - Russia - Late 19th century
Imperial Russian silver and niello large serving spoon with Spasskaya Tower, translated as 'Saviour Tower'. The main tower on the eastern wall of the Moscow Kremlin which overlooks Red Square. Dimensions: 22,5 cm long Weight: 34 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: СКЛ (cyrillic) for Stepan Levin -active in Moscow from 1875 Provenance: German auctionhouse Smaller spoon is not included. (Just to show dimensions)
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Imperial Russian silver and niello large serving spoon with Spasskaya Tower, translated as 'Saviour Tower'. The main tower on the eastern wall of the Moscow Kremlin which overlooks Red Square. Dimensions: 22,5 cm long Weight: 34 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: СКЛ (cyrillic) for Stepan Levin -active in Moscow from 1875 Provenance: German auctionhouse Smaller spoon is not included. (Just to show dimensions)