Auction №197 | Auction 197

[Full Set] Set of 12 silver shot glasses on a tray.

Lot: № 11

Author: * Russia.

Year: 1908-1926
Size: Total weight: 1700 grams. Tray: 28.5 x 23 x 2 cm. Stacks: 5 cm. Each stack weighs 55 grams.
Technique: Silver 88 assay value, gilding, cloisonné enamel.

Descripton: Assay master's mark "PO" in a rectangular field (on shot glasses); "P. Ovchinnikov" (on a tray). Assay master Pavel Akimovich Ovchinnikov (1830-1888) founded a gold and silver goods factory in 1953. In 1873, the St. Petersburg branch of the Moscow firm "P. Ovchinnikov" was founded. In 1882, the factory received the title of court supplier. This factory was the first to produce goods in the old Russian style. The Coat of Arms mark with the image of a double-headed eagle in a round shield (on shot glasses). Certification mark for silver items of higher quality in an oval shield: α - code of the St. Petersburg Assay Office (1908-1926), head of a girl in a kokoshnik, facing right, "88".

Valued price rub.