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by ConstantineG
Tue Dec 21, 2010 2:32 pm
Forum: Russian Silver
Topic: Two Russian Vessels
Replies: 17
Views: 6422

Re: Two Russian Vessels

Dear Postnikov and Qrt.S, Thank you very much for the constructive argument. Since the makers with the same initials are more than one and employed similar initials-I learned Faberge employed a couple of unkown or known makers in his workshops-it is often uneasy to make a sharp judgement from the in...
by ConstantineG
Mon Dec 20, 2010 4:34 pm
Forum: Russian Silver
Topic: Two Russian Vessels
Replies: 17
Views: 6422

Re: Two Russian Vessels

Dear Postnikov & Piette, I would like to express my deepest gratitude to your efforts to shed a light on the provenance of my m/jug. It is amazing to see such a wonderful information on the maker. Yes I do agree with you on small items and bigger items were stamped in different way where as qual...
by ConstantineG
Sun Dec 19, 2010 6:38 pm
Forum: Russian Silver
Topic: Two Russian Vessels
Replies: 17
Views: 6422

Re: Two Russian Vessels

Hello , I am not very familiar with Russian silver, however I collected English silver and likely a similar rule is valid for English silver, every part is marked to show it is made in silver and the same maker as you know. As for the milk jug the spout seems deteachable and it carries two marks whi...
by ConstantineG
Sun Dec 19, 2010 5:34 pm
Forum: Russian Silver
Topic: Two Russian Vessels
Replies: 17
Views: 6422

Re: Two Russian Vessels

Dear Members of the forum, Piette&Qrt.S, This has been very informative to me, thanks a lot. Karl Fendt is likely the original maker of the jug. I must make a deeper search about K. Fendt. Also for the possible essayer. Dear Moderator, thanks for your understanding, as a newby I must have read t...
by ConstantineG
Sun Dec 19, 2010 1:30 pm
Forum: Russian Silver
Topic: Two Russian Vessels
Replies: 17
Views: 6422

Two Russian Vessels

Hello, I am new to this forum, and I would like to share two recent finds with you and asking your views on these vessels. The fist silver object is a tea glass holder with Art Nouveau scrolls and flowers. It is marked at the bottom with Kokoshnik mark and IL initials I think Ivan Lebedkin was the e...

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