Silver-Gilt and Enamel Tea Set Retailed by Fabergé

maker Ivan Saltykov, Moscow, 1899-1908 struck with maker’s initials I.S. for Ivan Saltykov, assay master’s mark (I.L. for Ivan Lebedkin), silver mark of 84 zolotniks, scratched with Fabergé inventory no. 11541 contained in the original fitted box height of teapot: 13 cm

20-piece silver-gilt tea set comprising a teapot, a sugar bowl, a creamer, 12 teaspoons, a tea strainer, a lemon fork, sugar tongs, and a sugar shovel. Silver-gild on stippled ground, decorated in multicoloured shaded cloisonné enamel with floral pattern. Contained in the original hinged oak fitted case, lined with satin and velvet. Stamped with the Fabergé trademark on the inside of the lid with the Imperial warrant.