Beschreibung:

Three pairs of Russian cloisonné enamel sugar tongs and one pair of niello tongs Two pairs with Cyrillic mark of Nikolai Alekseev, Moscow, 1908-1917; one with Cyrillic mark of Ivan Saltikov, Moscow, circa 1890; niello pair with Cyrillic mark of Vasilii Semenov, Moscow, 1874 One pair with vari-coloured enamel floral scrolls on stippled ground in white pellet border; the second with laurel leaf and stylised flowers in turquoise pellet border; another with scrolling floral design in blue borders; the niello tongs decorated with arabesques, marked on stem or cusp 5 3/8in. (12.8cm.) and smaller. See Illustration page 33 (4)