Silver dining spoon. Niello.
Russian Empire (Russia), Moscow, year 1860.
Length: 21.7 cm. Weight: 70 grams of silver 84 fineness in zolotniki ( = 875 metrical fineness).
Marks:
"ЕЯ" - the mark with initials silversmiths (worked since 1852 to 1863).
The Russian hallmarks until 1899, where: "И.А" - initials of the assay master Ivan Vasilyevich Avdeev (worked since 1852 to 1862); "1860" - year of assay; "84" – the fineness mark (84 zolotniks = 875); "St. George" – the Moscow city mark.
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