THIS IS NOT JUST “ANOTHER LARGE RUSSIAN SILVER SPOON”, BUT EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY EXAMPLE OF ARTISTIC SILVER NIELLO WORK – TRULY COLLECTORS GRADE. EXTREMELY RARE ISLAMIC MOTIF DECORATION: MOSQUE WITH MINARET. Most likely was made for an important Muslim client from Islamic part of the world. Set with turquoise stones – Central Asia / Bukhara style decoration of silver objects. MAGNIFICENT RUSSIAN SILVER-GILT NIELLO SERVING SPOON SET WITH NATURAL TURQUOISE STONES. OUTSTANDING QUALITY NIELLO DECORATION – FANTASTIC CRISP REALISTIC DETAILS. MARKED ON HANDLE WITH SET OF RUSSIAN SILVER HALLMARKS FOR MOSCOW, 1834, MAKER’S MARK A. “84” RUSSIAN SILVER STANDARD (875/1000). NO PROBLEMS WITH NIELLO DECORATION. ORIGINAL GOLD GILDING IS IN EXCELLENT ANTIQUE CONDITION. VERY DIFFICULT TO PHOTOGRAPH ITEM, ALL DARK AND LIGHT SPOTS THAT APPEAR IN THE PICTURES ARE JUST A REFLECTION. About 6 3/4 in. (17.2 cm) long. About 2.4 troy oz. (77 grams) – feels heavy for the size. […]