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A SET OF SIX PARCEL-GILT SILVER TEA-GLASS HOLDERS AND SPOONS
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A SET OF SIX PARCEL-GILT SILVER TEA-GLASS HOLDERS AND SPOONS

TEA-GLASS HOLDERS, MARK OF DMITRY ALEKSANDROV, MOSCOW, 1884; THE SPOONS, MAKER'S MARK CYRILLIC 'A.K.', MOSCOW, 1885, RETAILED BY NEMIROV-KOLODKIN

Closed4 June 2018

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A SET OF SIX PARCEL-GILT SILVER TEA-GLASS HOLDERS AND SPOONS
TEA-GLASS HOLDERS, MARK OF DMITRY ALEKSANDROV, MOSCOW, 1884; THE SPOONS, MAKER'S MARK CYRILLIC 'A.K.', MOSCOW, 1885, RETAILED BY NEMIROV-KOLODKIN
Comprising six tea-glass holders, each cylindrical, engraved with various scenes depicting troika, each with the original Baccarat glass decorated with scrolling foliage, and six spoons, each engraved with foliate motifs, marked under bases and on stems; in the original silk and velvet-lined wood case, stamped in Russian 'Nemirov-Kolodkin Moscow'
The tea-glass holders, 4 3/8 in. (11.2 cm.) high

By repute, Pasquale Lazzarini (b. 1855), an Italian opera singer.
A gift from the above to the great-grandfather of the present owner.

Specialist note

Pasquale Lazzarini was a celebrated Italian opera singer, famous for his tenor. According to family tradition, this set of tea-glass holders was presented to Lazzarini during his tour in Russia in the late 19th century.