Silver dining spoon. Gilding, niello.
Russian Empire (Russia), Moscow, year 1852, workshop of Dmitriev Mikhail.
Length: 20.7 cm. Weight: 55 grams of silver 84 fineness in zolotniki ( = 875 metrical fineness).
There is engraving.
Marks:
"МД" - the mark with initials of Dmitriev Mikhail, owned of silverware, hammered and nielloed factory (worked since 1852 to 1877).
The Russian hallmarks until 1899, where: "АК" - initials of the assay master Andrei Antonovich Kovalsky (worked since 1821 to 1856); "1852" - year of assay; "84" – the fineness mark (84 zolotniks = 875); "St. George" – the Moscow city mark.
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