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 jewelersmith, 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 bumps and scratches from use. A very similar coffee pot, 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.