TABLE FORK FROM THE YUSUPOV BYZANTINE SERVICE, ONE OF FOUR
Creator(s): Alexandre Gueyton (Silversmith)
Currently in storage
About this object
Each fork has four tines. The handle is composed of two intertwined stems, crossed at an angle below to form an open lozenge, flanked by chased scrolled leaves. Ending above in curved leaves which support the coat of arms of the Iusupov family, modeled both front and back.
- Object name:
- TABLE FORK FROM THE YUSUPOV BYZANTINE SERVICE, ONE OF FOUR
- Made from:
- Silver
- Made in:
- Paris, France
- Date made:
- ca. 1857
- Size:
- H. 8 1/4 in. (21 cm)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 12.122.2
- Class:
- SILVER
- Signature marks:
- MARK: Minerva's head facing right, with 1 on upper right corner-indicating highest silver content (950). In use from 1838 to 1973 in this form. Import mark for objects coming through Saint Petersburg in the last quarter of the 19th c. The maker's mark of Alexandre Gueyton (1818-1862). COAT OF ARMS: Yusupov family crest
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973