Silver gravy boat (sauceboat).
Russian Empire (Russia), St. Petersburg, the 1909 -1917, workshop of Vladimir Alekseevich Gordon.
Length: 24.5 cm, bucket diameter: 8.5 cm. Weight: 194 grams of silver 84 fineness in zolotniki ( = 875 metrical fineness).
Marks:
"V. Gordon" and "СП" - hallmarks of the outstanding silversmith Vladimir Alekseevich Gordon, worked on orders from Faberge and Bolin. Merchant, trade in jewelry, gold and silver products at the address: B. Gostiny Dvor, Mirror Line, 40; mentioned in 1909, 1913-1916.
The triple Russian-Soviet hallmark in a oval frame-shape, 1908-1926 - "the women’s head wearing a kokoshnik facing to the right" with number 84 and letter "α" (alpha), where: "the women’s head wearing a kokoshnik facing to the right" – the national hallmark; "α" (alpha) - code of the St. Petersburg Assaying Office . "84" - the fineness mark (84 zolotniks = 875).
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