Silver sugar bowl with handle "Caucasus". Niello.
Russian Empire (Russia), Moscow, year 1889, workshop of Raspopov Ivan Nikiforovich.
Height on the edge: 4 cm, diameter of the top: 8.5 cm. Weight: 114 grams of silver 84 fineness in zolotniki ( = 875 metrical fineness).
Marks:
"ИР" - the mark with initials of Raspopov Ivan Nikiforovich, owner of a jewelry workshop and shop (worked since 1883 to 1900).
The double Russian hallmark, 1880s - 1899 - "St. George with number 84", where: "St. George" – the Moscow city mark; "84" – the fineness mark (84 zolotniks = 875).
The Russian hallmarks until 1899, where: "ЛО" - the initials of the assay master Oleks Lev Fedorovich (worked since 1889 to 1898); "1895" - year of assay; "84" – the fineness mark (84 zolotniks = 875); "St. George" – the Moscow city mark.
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