Master's Mark of Ratkov Alexey Ivanov - Moscow - initials "A-R" - 1777-1821

Hallmarks-Masters

Metal: Silver
Initials: A-R
Year: 1777-1821
Shape: Rectangle
Items: Various items of tableware and church plate with chasing and niello, in museums of Moscow, Leningrad, Kiev, Kaluga, Veliky Ustyug. (1777-1821)
Description: Ratkov Alexey Ivanov (d. 1821), a guild master of silver and niello work. One of the best masters of his time. A rectangular mark depicting the master's initials "A" and "R", the letters separated by a dot in the middle. Items: various items of tableware and church plate with chasing and niello, in museums of Moscow, Leningrad, Kiev, Kaluga, Veliky Ustyug. (1777-1821) Shape: Rectangle Metal: Silver