A parcel-gilt silver flatware service, Fabergé and various makers, Moscow, 1890-1894

comprising: 6 tea glass holders; 1 sugarbowl; 1 creamer; 1 egg cup; 1 lemon fork; 1 cheese knife; 1 sugar shovel; 1 cake slice; 1 fish slice; 1 tong; 1 butter knife; 1 tea strainer; 1 large serving spoon; 1 small serving spoon; 1 ladle; 18 soup spoons; 11 dessert spoons; 23 teaspoons; 12 sugar spoons; 16 dinner forks; 11 starter forks; 1 small seafood fork; 18 dinner knives; 18 starter knives; each piece engraved with the monogram B, the tea glass holders further engraved with sprays of flowers, the fish slice engraved with fish and flowers, the cake slice engraved with a scrolling design, in its original fitted case with three levels; the knives, spoons, forks, fish slice, fish knife, cake slice, sugar bowl, creamer, tongs, lemon fork, large and small serving spoons struck throughout with K. Fabergé in Cyrillic beneath the Imperial Warrant, 84 standard, dates ranging from 1890 to 1894; the creamer further struck KL and the tongs further struck with Cyrillic initials I.P; the egg cup struck KL, 1890, circa 1890; the tea glass holders also struck I.P., scratched inventory number 4155, 84 standard, 1894; the sugar spoon struck with partially obscured maker’s marks, 88 standard, circa 1890; the cheese knife made of steel and with a partially rubbed maker’s mark

(138 marked for Fabergé; 10 other makers)

tea glass holders: height of each 8.3cm; 3 1/4 in.

sugarbowl: diameter 11.5cm; 4 1/2 in.

creamer: height 7.6cm; 3 in.

egg cup: height 4.3cm; 1 3/4 in.

lemon fork: length 20cm; 7 7/8 in.

cheese knife: length 23.2cm; 9 1/8 in.

sugar shovel: length 11cm; 4 3/8 in.

cake slice: length 28cm; 11 in.

fish slice: length 31cm; 12 1/8 in.

tong: length 12.6cm; 5 in.

butter knife: 17.5; 6 7/8 in.

tea strainer: 16.6cm; 6 1/2 in.

large serving spoon:

small serving spoon: 15.2cm; 6 in.

ladle: 31cm; 12 1/4 in.

soup spoon: length of each 21cm; 8 1/4 in.

dessert spoon: length of each 17cm; 6 3/4 in.

teaspoon: length of each 14.5cm; 5 3/4 in.

sugar spoon: length of each 11cm; 4 3/8 in.

dinner forks: length of each 20.8cm; 8 1/8 in.

starter forks: length of each 16.5cm; 6 1/2 in.

seafood fork: length 13cm; 5 1/8 in.

dinner knife: length of each 27.5cm; 11 1/4 in.

starter knife: length of each 20cm; 7 3/4 in.