UNIQUE ANTIQUE RUSSIAN SILVER SPOON for CAVIAR, MARKED
Russian silver spoon for caviar. Unique and outstanding, with niello work with the Kremlin landscape, includes decorations and a slightly faded gold plating.
HALLMARKS: '84' Russian silver standard, other initial and 'BOLIN' in Latin - please see information below.
DIMENSIONS: L- 5.9 inches (15 cm). Weight: 44 grams.
CONDITION: Very good for age. The item is described to the best of our knowledge. Please refer to pictures and email with any questions.
ESTIMATE PRICE: $5,000 - $6,000.
HISTORY of SALES: A few years ago Russian niello silver spoons were sold on Live Auctioneer for $2,600, $5,500, $5,700 and $6,100 - please see the screenshots.
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HISTORY: "Bolin" is still the supplier of the highest court, only not the Russian one, but the Swedish one. In the troubled revolutionary time of the company was lucky - their rival Carl Faberge left Russia with one bag and cane, but Vasily Bolin managed to leave the country earlier. Having collected samples of products and sketches, he was going to open a branch at one of the popular European resorts. But the First World War confused plans and returning home through Stockholm he agreed with the local banker to open a jewelry store, and even the Swedish king Gustav V arrived for the solemn ceremony. Soon Bolin had nowhere to go, and the Swedish monarchs still use the company's services. Bolin's jewelry was renowned for its purity of stones, its exquisite design, and its exquisite jewellery. One of the surviving decorations, the famous Vladimir tiara, is now owned by Queen Elizabeth II of England. They say Megan Markle wanted it for her wedding, but the Queen wouldn't let her. Originally, the tiara was a wedding gift for Maria Pavlovna, wife of Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich, younger brother of Emperor Alexander III. During the revolution, the Grand Duchess managed to escape the country with the jewels, and her daughter sold the jewelry to her grandmother Elizabeth II - Queen Mary. By the way, the Vladimirskaya tiara on Queen Mary can be seen in the full-length film "Abbey Downton" - an exact copy was made for filming.

WIKIPEDIA: Niello is a black mixture, usually of sulphur, copper, silver, and lead, used as an inlay on engraved or etched metal, especially silver. It is added as a powder or paste, then fired until it melts or at least softens, and flows or is pushed into the engraved lines in the metal. It hardens and blackens when cool, and the niello on the flat surface is polished off to show the filled lines in black, contrasting with the polished metal (usually silver) around it. It may also be used with other metalworking techniques to cover larger areas, as seen in the sky in the diptych illustrated here. The metal where niello is to be placed is often roughened to provide a key. In many cases, especially in objects that have been buried underground, where the niello is now lost, the roughened surface indicates that it was once there. Niello was used on a variety of objects including sword hilts, chalices, plates, horns, adornment for horses, jewellery such as bracelets, rings, pendants, and small fittings such as strap-ends, purse-bars, buttons, belt buckles and the like. It was also used to fill in the letters in inscriptions engraved on metal. Periods when engraving filled in with niello has been used to make full images with figures have been relatively few, but include some significant achievements. In ornament, it came to have competition from enamel, with far wider colour possibilities, which eventually displaced it in most of Europe. The name derives from the Latin nigellum for the substance, or nigello or neelo, the medieval Latin for black. Though historically most common in Europe, it is also known from many parts of Asia and the Near East.

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