RUSSIA, first quarter of the 19th century Silver coffeepot (84 zolotniks / 875 / min. 800) with ovoid body decorated with a frieze of tall pointed leaves, amaties, the neck narrowed underlined by friezes of posts or leaves, resting on a pedestal formed by four pairs of feet leaning against each other, on a circular base underlined by a frieze of palmettes on striated bottom. The spout ends in a bird's head. Lid with fretel formed by three laurel heads, on a poly-lobed plate with openwork palmettes. Handle in blackened wood, with lugs decorated with flowers or a leaf-capped head. Gilded interior. Goldsmith's hallmarks (initials on the pedestal - full name on the lid): Gotthard Ferdinand STANG (1780-1821), Baltic goldsmith and jeweler, active in the foreign guild of Saint Petersburg from 1812 until his death. SAINT PETERSBURG, assayer's hallmark [A.Y.] of Alexander YASHINOV for 1795-1816. Trial strich. Total gross weight: 941 g. - H.: 22 cm. A few scratches and wear bumps; dry handle wood, with numerous small cracks and a few chips. Slight dents and scratches. A very similar coffeepot, except for the friezes of gadroons or grecques adorning its body and foot, went on sale at Wannenes Art Auction, in Genova, Italy, on November 16, 2015.