silver letter opener
Unfortunately this silver letter opener wasn't made in St. Petersburg (Russia) around 1900 but is of
modern manufacture. It bears fake hallmarks of St.Petersburg (in use after 1896), purity degree 84 (zolotnicki, 875/1000 silver) and
silversmith's mark A.C.The silver handle has the shape of an elephant's head while the blade is made of celluloid similar to ivory.
The letter opener is 10 1/4 in. long (cm. 26,5) while the silver handle is 4 in. long (cm. 10).
Beware!! Today most of the Russian silver and Judaica silver are new or fake
This item is not for sale, but most of my pieces were bought through the Internet. On the right bar of this page there are some links to silver and antique dealers websites
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This is a page of 'The What is? Silver Dictionary' of A Small Collection of Antique Silver and Objects of vertu, a 1500 pages richly illustrated website offering all you need to know about antique silver, sterling silver, silverplate, Sheffield plate, electroplate silver, silverware, flatware, tea services and tea complements, marks and hallmarks, articles, books, auction catalogs, famous silversmiths (Tiffany, Gorham, Jensen, Elkington), history, oddities ...