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Antique Imperial Russian Court Silver Serving Spoon Grand Duchess Maria Romanov

£950.00

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Bibelotslondon Ltd is a UK registered company based in London Bridge dealing in ephemera and curiosities from Britain and around the world. Our diverse inventory is carefully chosen and constantly evolving. We work very hard to offer the highest quality works at competitive prices. Our inventory is listed online, and we strive to keep our website completely up to date, so our customers can easily check availability. We believe in offering clients items that are unique and rare for aficionados of the antique and collector's world. Bibelot is a late nineteenth century word derived from the French word bel ‘beautiful’, meaning a small item of beauty, curiosity or interest. The word ephemera is derived from the sixteenth century Greek word ephmera meaning a printed or hand written paper not meant to be retained for a long period of time.

Fine antique imperial Russian solid silver serving spoon made for the Imperial Russian Court and specifically for Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna (1853-1920), daughter of Tsar Alexander II, later Duchess of Edinburgh, later Duchess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. The large and heavy serving spoon has her initials MA surmounted by the crown on the ladle and is fully hallmarked to the bowl with the double headed imperial eagle and in Cyrillic EHenrichsen the kokoshnik assay mark and 84 zolotnik mark. Henrichsen was a silversmith in St Petersburg.

Size: 19 x 5.5 cm approx

Weight: 90g approx

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Royal: Tsar Alexander II

To Commemorate: Food & Drink

Type: Serving Spoon

Royalty: Russia

Manufacturer: Genrikson

Features: Antique

Country/Region of Manufacture: Russian Federation

Vintage: Yes

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