Sold for:
$900
$900
RUSSIAN SILVER FRUIT FORKS & KNIVES FOR SIX, C. 1900, SET OF TWELVE PIECES:Including 6 fruit forks, L.6 1/2", and 6 fruit knives, L.6 5/8", each with a hollow handle with ribbon-and-reed collar, fluted motif and acanthus leaf tip; all knives and three forks are identically marked with kokoshnik and 84 (.875 fineness) and unidentified maker's mark, the three other forks also with kokoshnik looking left "IJMARWAKb" enclosed. Totaling approximately 16.33 troy oz. Inherited by Bloomfield Hills resident from her grandmother who lived in Kiev, Ukraine circa 1900.
Auctioneer:
Dumouchelle Art Galleries
Date:
2008-09-13
