SILVER SUGAR BOWL AND BISCUIT BOWL WITH COAT OF ARMS OF THE LIVONIAN KNIGHTHOOD.
St. Petersburg. 1851/1866. Adolf Sper and Frans Oscar Fagerstr鰉.

Silver; once with gilt interior. On small leaf-feet each bomb?body with straight features. Finely engraved twig handle. On obverse applied coat of arms with griffin holding a sword in right claw. Ca. 1206g. Height 13.5cm resp. 10cm.

Inspection mark St. Petersburg (Goldberg no.1179); standard 84; assayer with year 1851 resp. 1866 otherwise indistinct (ibid. no.1206). Maker's mark a) Adolf Sper (1829-1857; ibid. cf. no.1356); b) Frans Oscar Fagerstr鰉 (1850-1868; ibid. no.1478). Condition A/B.Art trade; Van Ham.