Bidspirit auction | A RUSSIAN PARCEL-GILT SILVER TEA

A RUSSIAN PARCEL-GILT SILVER TEA GLASS HOLDER, WORKSHOP OF GERASIM AFANASYEV, EARLY 20TH CEN. - A cylindrical tea glass holder with a rectangular handle, featuring a central engraved medallion with floral decoration and the inscription “PEYTE NA ZDOROVYE” (Drink to Your Health) around the perimeter, stylized in Old Slavonic script. The upper rim, the handle, and the base bear the following hallmarks: the assay mark “84” with a head in a kokoshnik facing left within an oval shield bearing the initials IL (Moscow District Assay Office, District Director Ivan Sergeyevich Lebedkin, appointed in 1899) and the maker’s mark in Cyrillic “GA” [Gerasim Afanasyev]. Afanasyev Gerasim Ivanovich, owner of a jewelry workshop, Moscow, active 1896–1917. (See Postnikova-Loseva, 2357). Weight: 3.4 oz., (96 g.) Dimensions: H: 4 in., (10.2 cm.) Condition: Very good overall. Please make all inquiries before bidding. All statements contained in the catalog, condition reports, invoices, advertisements, or elsewhere concerning the authorship, attribution, origin, date, age, period, culture, source, provenance, authenticity, genuineness, condition, rarity, importance, or value of any lot are statements of opinion only and shall not be construed as representations, warranties, or statements of fact. All lots are sold ”as-is”, refer to our T&C. Helios Auctions does not offer in-house shipping. We will provide a list of recommended shippers upon request.