Master's Mark of Verkhovtsev Sergei Fedorovich - Leningrad - initials "S.V."

Hallmarks-Masters

Metal: Silver
Letter: S.V.
Year: 1881
Shape: Rectangle
Description: Verkhovtsev Sergei Fedorovich, owner of a silverware factory. The master's mark features the initials "S.V." with a period after each letter. In 1881, the master employed 42 workers and produced up to 52 poods of silver items, primarily church utensils valued at 113,500 rubles; he participated in the International Exhibition of 1862 in London and was awarded a silver medal at the 1870 exhibition in St. Petersburg. Examples of the master's work: a tabernacle and a pectoral cross, State Historical Museum. Shape: Rectangle Metal: Silver