RARE ANTIQUE RUSSIAN GILT-SILVER TEA CUP and SAUCER, I.KHLEBNIKOV, 1891
The wares are adorned with chased and engraved scrollwork and foliage patterns. The cup features a figural handle made in the shape of a head.
HALLMARKS: '84' for silver standard and 'KHLEBNIKOV' in Cyrillic for Ivan Khlebnikov - famous Russian jewelry firm - please see information bellow.
ASSAYER: 'LO' in Cyrillic for Lev Fridrikhovitch Oleks, 1891 (Postinikova-Loseva # 2122).
DIMENSIONS: Cup H. 2 1/8 inches (5.5 cm). Saucer D. 5 5/8 inches (14.2 cm). Weight: 226 grams.
ESTIMATE PRICE: $1,000 - $5,000.
HISTORY of SALES: A few years ago antique silver tea cup and saucers were sold on Live Auctioneers and Christie's for $1,800 (6 years ago), $8,125 (15 years ago), $9,000 (15 years ago) and $11,650 (16 years ago) - please see the screenshots.
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WIKIPEDIA: Khlebnikov was an Imperial Russian jewelry firm, founded ca. 1867 by Ivan Khlebnikov in Saint Petersburg, but transferred to Moscow in 1871. The business was highly successful and received the Imperial Warrant producing work of originality and highest quality using decoration in the traditional Russian style on many pieces. Enamel was a speciality especially plique-a-jour, but also cloisonne. Demand for its work was high and in 1882 it employed 200 craftsmen. The business succumbed at the time of the Russian Revolution. Sazikov's successor, Khlebnikov, who opened his Moscow workshop about 1870, won prizes at the great European exhibitions and achieved international fame for enamelled silver. Among the Khlebnikov specialties were silver chasing and casting to simulate wood, birch bark, and fabric. This kind of trompe-l'oeil design was an extremely popular aspect of the pan-Slavic style, and in addition to boxes and cigar cases engraved to look like actual cigar boxes, including their labels and tariff stamps, Khlebnikov and other makers also produced trays and salvers in the form of woven reed fruit baskets, sometimes with a draped napkin and occasionally a leafy fruited twig, entirely done in chased and wrought silver. These were so popular abroad that Tiffany and Company in the United States retailed IMPORTED examples, and firms like Gorham COPIED them for their own market.

WIKIPEDIA: Tea is an important part of Russian culture. Due in part to Russia's cold northern climate, it is today considered the de facto national beverage, one of the most popular beverages in the country, and is closely associated with traditional Russian culture. Russian tea is brewed and can be served sweet, and hot or cold. It is traditionally taken at afternoon tea, but has since spread as an all day drink, especially at the end of meals, served with dessert. A notable aspect of Russian tea culture is the samovar, which is used for brewing.

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