A SILVER-GILT SAMOVAR AND TEA AND COFFEE SERVICE

A SILVER-GILT SAMOVAR AND TEA AND COFFEE SERVICE
THE SAMOVAR MARKED GRACHEV, MAKER'S MARK OF JOHAN FERDINAND OLSONIUS, ST PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1880; OTHER PIECES MARKED NICHOLLS & PLINCKE, MAKER'S MARK 'PK', ST PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1890
Comprising a samovar, teapot, coffee pot, sugar-bowl, cream-jug, sugar-bowl, two spoons, sugar-tongs, and circular tray; slightly bulbous, each engraved with the monogram of Grand Duke Mikhail Alexandrovich (1878-1918) below the Imperial crown; the samovar, teapot and coffee pot with ivory insulators and finials, marked throughout
The samovar: 14 in. (35.6 cm.) high
175.9 oz. (5471 gr.) gross (9)