Silver accessories, niello.
Russian Empire (Russia), Moscow, late 19th - early 20th century.
Two links from the belt, length: 8.5 cm, width: 4 cm. Belt loop, length: 5.4 cm, width: 1.5 cm. Button, diameter: 1.9 cm, height: 1.2 cm. Button, diameter: 1.5 cm, height: 1.8 cm. Ball pendant, length: 7.7 cm.
Total weight: 133 grams of silver 84 fineness in zolotniki ( = 875 metrical fineness).
Some items are marks with the initials of the silversmiths "АП" and "СП" (СП - mark of S. Pavlov, mentioned in 1900 and 1909), as well as state hallmarks of the late 19th - early 20th centuries:
Round Russian hallmark, 1899-1908 - "the women’s head wearing a kokoshnik facing to the left" withletters "АЛ", where: "the women’s head wearing a kokoshnik facing to the left" – the national hallmark; "АЛ" - the initials of the assay master.
Triple Russian-Soviet hallmark, 1908-1926 - "the women’s head wearing a kokoshnik facing to the right" with number 84 and letter "Δ" (delta), where: "the women’s head facing to the right" - national hallmark; "Δ" (delta) - code of the Moscow city; "84" - the fineness mark (84 zolotniks = 875).
|