A SET OF FOUR RUSSIAN SILVER CANDLESTICKS

A SET OF FOUR RUSSIAN SILVER CANDLESTICKS
ASSAY MASTER'S MARK OF ALEXANDER YASHINKOV, ST PETERSBURG, 1801
Each on circular base with milled band, the tapering stem with foliage calyx, the vase-shaped socket with detachable nozzle, each engraved on the base and nozzle with a crest below a baron's coronet, each marked underneath
11¼ in. (28.3 cm.) high
86 oz. (2,678 gr.)
The crest is that of FitzHerbert for Alleyne FitzHerbert, 1st Baron St. Helens (1753-1839). (4)