DESSERT FORK FROM THE YUSUPOV BYZANTINE SERVICE, ONE OF TWELVE
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 (Yusupov) family, modeled both front and back.
- Object name:
- DESSERT FORK FROM THE YUSUPOV BYZANTINE SERVICE, ONE OF TWELVE
- Made from:
- Silver
- Made in:
- Paris, France
- Date made:
- c. 1857
- Size:
- L. 7 in., W 1 1/4 in., D. 1 in.
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 2018.8.23
- Signature marks:
- MARKS: Import mark for objects coming through Saint Petersburg, last quarter of the 19th c. [91 (two anchors crossing a scepter) ПТ] / Maker's mark of Alexandre Gueyton [A. G.] / Minerva's head facing right [French silver guaranty mark]
- Credit line:
- Museum Purchase through the Anne Curtis Odom Acquisition Fund, 2018