An Alexander III late 19^th century Russian 88 zolotnik silver gilt and champlevé enamel cup and saucer, Saint Petersburg circa 1890 by Theodor Nygren (active 1874-1898)

The cup of rounded form raised upon four open work legs formed as horses heads with ball feet, a columnar handle. The saucer of dished circular form upon a collet foot. Each with four colour champlevé enamel decoration of pan-Slavic type bands, including architecture. Each marked underneath with dvonik and maker’s mark TN (Postnikova 1868). Together with a champlevé enamel spoon, Moscow 1890, maker’s mark obscured, assayer A. Romanov (active 1886-94).

Saucer diameter – 13.1 cm / 5.2 inches

Weight – 382 grams / 12.28 ozt