Leopard Antiques Russian Silver Sardine Fork

Russian Silver Sardine Fork

Reference: S1416 Period: Victorian Year: Circa 1850 Silversmith: CH Place: Novgorod or Orel? Price: $ 180.00 Weight: 29 grams Dimensions: 16.0 cm Condition: Excellent. Description: A lovely Russian silver sardine fork in traditional style, the handle a well modelled fish, connected to the 3 pronged fork with a curved, twisted stem. The 3 prongs are also curved, and have short wide tines with flattened ends, for ease of use. The hallmarks include makers mark CH (or CB?), 84 standard mark and town mark, which is a little worn. Our best estimate is Novgorod or Orel (Watts, Russian Silver Hallmarks, pg 42-45), we are open to correction here.

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