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RUSSIAN SILVER NAPKIN RING, MARKED
For your viewing pleasure, here is a rare Russian silver napkin ring featuring a figure of an old Russian musician from old Russian fairy tales.
HALLMARKS: '84' for silver standard, kokoshnik, maker's mark '5A' for 5th Artel. Artels were cooperative associations of craftsmen that existed in Imperial Russia and Soviet Union. These associations consisted of a small number of members specialized in a specific art and producing a limited number of unique high quality objects.
CONDITION: Very good condition for its age. For further information, please refer to the pictures.
PROVENANCE: 1. From a private Russian collector in Tel Aviv, Israel; 2. Alma Auction, Tel Aviv, Israel (the winner will receive this information); 3. Our sale of this item adds another layer of provenance (please print this page). History of sale is very IMPORTANT for serious collection.
DIMENSIONS: 2 1/4 x 1 1/2 x 1 3/4 inches (5.7 x 4 x 4.4 cm). Weight: 56 grams.
ESTIMATED PRICE: $300 - $1,000 (significantly lower than today's market price). You have a GREAT CHANCE to purchase a rare item for your collection, and over the years, its price will only INCREASE.
HISTORY of SALES: A few years ago, silver napkin rings were sold on Live Auctioneers and Christie’s for $2,498 (3 years ago), $3,000 (4 years ago), $4,250 (3 years ago), and $11,967 (2 years ago) - please refer to the screenshots for details. Today, prices have significantly increased compared to those of 5-10 years ago.
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NAPKIN RING: The napkin ring, occasionally called a Christening bangle, was originally used to identify the napkins of a household between weekly wash days. The figural napkin ring is an American specialty in which the simple napkin ring is part of a small figure or sculpture that may take any shape and show any motif. Napkin rings appear as single items with the name or initials of the owner, notably given as christening presents, or pairs often given as gifts at weddings and silver weddings. In the English speaking countries, numbered sets of 4, 6, 8, 10 or 12 napkin rings are found. Napkin rings are an invention of the European bourgeoisie, first appearing in France about 1800 and soon spreading to all countries in the western world.

ARTELs: An artel was any of various cooperative associations that existed in the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union. They began centuries ago but were especially prevalent from the time of the emancipation of the Russian serfs (1861) through the 1950s. Artels were semiformal associations for craft, artisan, and light industrial enterprises. Often artel members worked far from home and lived as a commune. Payment for a completed job was distributed according to verbal agreements, quite often in equal shares. Often artels were for seasonal industry; fishing, hunting, harvesting of crops, logging, and gathering of wild plants, berries, and mushrooms were prime examples of activities that were in many cases seasonal (although not invariably).

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