Two silver-gilt and niello spoons

Moscow, first: 1898-1908, makers mark in Cyrillic 'SKL'; second: 1880, maker's mark in Cyrillic 'AE'

Moscow, first: 1898-1908, makers mark in Cyrillic 'SKL'; second: 1880, maker's mark in Cyrillic 'AE'
round bowls on long twisted stems with bulbous finials, one decorated niello with a monument of Minin and Pozharsky on the Red square, the second is featuring Spasskaya Tower and Kremlin walls, both with small round reserves made for monogramming, one spoon in a fitted leather-bond case, both marked with 84 standard (2)
length of the longest spoon: 19cm (7 1/2in).

Provenance
Private American collection