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Hello! Made in Moscow in 1908-1917, possibly before 1927. Unfortunately, the name of the silversmith is temporarily unknown.

Silver workshop of Afanasy Gorshkov (Афанасий Горшков, АГ) in Moscow province.

Thank you for paying attention! Indeed, I wrote earlier from memory and I need to put things in order. I'm sorry. In those years, there were two silversmiths in Moscow: Joseph Zalmanovich Zahoder and Israel Zalmanovich Zahoder.
In the early 1880s, the "IЗ" brand could also be seen on silverware ...

Among the Jewish families who moved to Moscow from the city of Shklov, there were two with the surname Zakhoder: Zolman Eselevich and Izrail Eselevich. At the very beginning of the 1870s, silver items with the hallmarks "ЗЗ" and "ИЗ" appeared. Later, they were transformed into "ЗЕЗ" and "ИЕЗ". I ...

Hello! Not made in the USSR. Brought to the USSR in the second quarter of the 20th century. Silver sample not lower than 800. Information should be found in photo #4.

Hello!
The Israel Yeselevich Zahoder Silver Workshop ("ИЕЗ") was forced to move to the city of Berdichev in the early 1890s due to harsh measures against Jews in Moscow. The silver workshop of Girsh Ravkin ("ГР"), who was married to Zahoder's daughter, also moved there. After the death of Israel ...

Naturally, I wrote about relatives who have different initials. For example, "ФВ" and "СВ".

Yes, of course, I meant "СВ". Sorry.
I know of Fyodor Verkhovtsev's "ФВ" hallmarks up to 1867 (the year of his death), no more. I don't remember any cases of children of silversmiths inheriting their parents' hallmarks with initials.
This is a photo of Sergey.
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There was a misunderstanding. Earlier I wrote: " Fyodor Verkhovtsev died in 1867. The cigarette case was made at the very beginning of the 20th century in Moscow. "
It is clear that this means that this is not Verkhovtsev's silver workshop. I did not say that the cigarette case was made by him ...

Fyodor Verkhovtsev died in 1867. The cigarette case was made at the very beginning of the 20th century in Moscow. Text: "July 5th
The P A Thronins....Uncle Valya aunt Nadya 1909"
Research on Fyodor Andreevich Verkhovtsev can be found on Wikipedia: "Верховцев, Федор Андреевич".
PS: the choice of a ...

Hello! Unfortunately, I do not have a sample of the silversmith's stamp "ФВ" this year, but it may be Fyodor Verkhovtsev (Федор Верховцев). One of the best Silversmiths who made church utensils.
The brand "ДС" has nothing to do with D.L. Smirnov, because this silversmith worked in Moscow.

I do not know why you need this, it follows from the metric books- Троицкой церкви Ивановского сорока что в Серебряниках.))))

When Rykovsky worked at Ovchinnikov's factory, the silver items had Ovchinnikov's mark. Mentioning a person in address books even several years after his death is not uncommon.

I think this is the silver workshop of Peter Rykovsky (Петр Рыковский). He previously worked as an enameler at the Ovchinnikov factory. I saw "ПР" hallmarks in 1889-95. All items have enamel. Rykovsky died in 1895.

Old books contain a lot of mistakes. I don't advise you to trust them too much.
Alexander Smirnov was appointed director of the Moscow assay office in the late summer of 1878. He decided to resign in the winter of 1891 due to illness. Therefore, the laboratory assistant Skavronsky could not replace ...

Skavronsky replaced probirer Rudolf Würst in 1892.
At that time, Alexander Smirnov was no longer working at the Moscow assay office. Moreover, he had not been a probirer for over 10 years. He was the head of the Moscow assay office.

Hello!
Alexander Skavronsky ("АС") is a probirer, but this is not so important.
Most likely, it was made in the Moscow silver workshop of Ivan Saltykov (Иван Салтыков,"ИС").

How funny it is when you write about something you don't know very well))) We can take, for example, 100 silversmiths of the 18th century, 100 masters of the 19th century and 100 masters of the 20th century. And we will discuss which of them could write, who was a peasant (Sazikov, Ovchinnikov ...

It is not difficult for me to imagine that a silversmith (often a peasant) in the early 19th century could have made a mistake in an inscription in a foreign language. He was not connected to the Internet and did not have his own translator.
On a silver product in this theme, a long stamp is applied ...

"Я.PETRO"(V).
Yes, that's a mixed brand. I have no right to reproach the silversmith for his poor knowledge of a foreign language.)))