Maker's Mark of Master Skitt Matias - Leningrad - initials "MS"

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Metal: Silver
Letter: MS
Year: 1820
Shape: elongated oval
Items: dessert knife, GIM.
Description: Skitt Matias (Skytt (Skyytinen) Mathias) (b. 1820 in Finland, d. 1866). Came to St. Petersburg to study in 1839, became a journeyman in 1843, and a master silversmith in 1850. His widow continued the business. The mark is found until 1868. The mark is oval-shaped with the master's initials "MS". Items: dessert knife, GIM. Shape: elongated oval Metal: Silver