Antique Imperial Russian Silver Gilt Cloisonne Enamel Sugar tongs Moscow 1890 Sold His mother was the daughter

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the finish and hardware is all original and it just has those features that set it apart from the more run of the mill chests on chest

one female

imprints on it the contours of their bodies

The jar standing on a flared foot with a blue four-character mark to the base

Antique Imperial Russian Silver Gilt Cloisonne Enamel Sugar tongs Moscow 1890 Sold His mother was the daughterAntique pair of Imperial Russian silver gilt cloisonne sugar tongs, Moscow, circa 1890. A very attractive pair of Russian silver and enamel sugar tongs, elegantly decorated with multi colored floral cloisonne enamel. Stamped marks in cyrillic with both the maker's marks and assayer's marks. Condition is very good, 48 Grams silver weight.