Russian silver tea service, master silversmith Anders (Antti) Nevalainen, St. Petersburg, circa 1900
Total gross weight: 1188 g.
consisting of a teapot with elephant ivory handle (Elephas maximus Linnaeus, 1758 or Loxodonta africana Blumenbach, 1797), sugar bowl and milk jug, resting on a circular foot with loop handles and open-work top edge.
Teapot: Height 24 cm, diameter base 9 cm, weight 732 g. Sugar bowl: Height 9.2 cm, diameter base 12 cm, weight 244 g. Milk jug: Height 12 cm, diameter base 6 cm, weight 212 g.
This lot, accompanied by a CITES certificate and expertise issued by Ce.S.Ar Centro studi archeometici, is only available for sale with shipments within the European Union.