EMPIRE RUSSE, seconde moitié du XIXème siècle Silver tea service (84 zolotniks - 875 / min. 800) decorated with a coat of arms engraved J.M. and dated 1889, and a frieze of stylized fleurons and greeks: - a teapot. Handle and reverse of lid with bone rings. - a covered sugar bowl with two handles. Bone ring on reverse of lid. - a milk jug. - a sugar tong, a sprinkling spoon and a teaspoon with torso stem. Gilded interiors. Goldsmith's hallmark: probably that of Pyetr MILUKOV. MOSCOW, assayers' hallmarks of Anatoly ARTSIBASHOV (shaped pieces) or A. ROMANOV (flatware) for 1888. Repoinçonné au Cygne. Gross weight (teapot & sugar bowl cover): 372 g. - Total net weight: 481 g. Scratches and a few knocks.