Master's Mark of Joseph Nordberg - Leningrad - Initials "IN"

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Metal: Gold
Initial: IN
Year: 1817
Shape: Rectangle
Items: Salt cellar and sugar tongs, State Historical Museum.
Description: Joseph Nordberg (Hordberg Joseph) (b. 1817 in Finland, d. 1887). Arrived in St. Petersburg in 1844. In 1848, became a master goldsmith, first in Tsarskoye Selo, then in St. Petersburg, and had 3 apprentices. Mark depicting the master's initials in block letters "IN". Items: salt cellar and sugar tongs, State Historical Museum. Shape: Rectangle. Metal: Gold.