RUSSIAN SILVER TEA STRAINER TEAPOT SPOUT STRAINER 875Silver Baku Azerbaijan 1969

Description

A
solid silver
structure tea strainer for a teapot spout.
Bucket-form bowl with pierced bottom.
Exterior decorated with satin/Butler's finish and engraved foliage,
gold washed interior.
Bowl with a swing yoke and a V-shaped device for hanging,
which made of silver as well,
please see and inspect all the photos.
Not monogrammed.
Marked by the upper rim:
"
9 БЮ
" (English "
9 BU
") into oblong punch for Baku 9th. Jewelry Factory;
letter "
Б
", "
hammer & sickle
" into a "
five-pointed star
" and "
875
"
into one punch for
Baku assay office and .875/1000 silver purity
;
marked on hanging devise "
875
".
Made in Baku, Azerbaijan, Soviet Union/USSR, in 1969
Please see "Postnikova" 1995 Edition, p.308 # 6229
Approx.:
Rim
Diameter: 1-9/16in.  (40mm.)
Bowl Height: 1-3/16in.  (30mm.)
Base Diameter: 1in.  (25mm.)
Hanging Devise (excl. yoke) : 1-3/4in.  (45mm.)
Weight: 0.69 troy oz. (21.4 gr.)
Free of dents, dings and blemishes.
Some minor tarnish/patina what is not a defect.
Dark spots you are seeing on the photos,
are reflections of a camera and other objects.
Commensurate with age, the condition is excellent.
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