Silver tea spoon.
Russian Empire (Russia), St. Petersburg, year 1875, workshop Philander Samuel Zacharias.
Length: 15 cm. Weight: 27 grams of silver 84 fineness in zolotniki ( = 875 metrical fineness).
Marks:
"SF" - a mark with the initials of Philander Samuel Zacharias; studied at the Friedrichshamm, in 1831 apprentice, in 1832-1844 he worked in St. Petersburg, then in the city of Abo; in 1845 returned to Petersburg, where he became a silversmith; his widow continued the business; stigma known before 1881.
The Russian hallmarks until 1899, where: "ИЕ" - the initials of the assay master Ivan Vonifatiyevich Yevstigneyev (worked since 1870-1894); "1875" - year of assay; "84" – the fineness mark (84 zolotniks = 875); "two anchors, laid crosswise and scepter" - the Petersburg city mark.
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