Description
Hallmarked 875 Latvian Silver
From our Glassware collection, we are delighted to introduce to the market this Silver Mounted Val Saint Lambert Glass Centre Piece. The centre piece beautifully finished in a magenta hue with a floral arrangement to the centre bordered by clear crystal glass borders. The bowl is mounted in solid 875 silver with a thick silver rim two substantial handles four engraved feet raising the bowl from the surface. The Silver is hallmarked in various locations with a female head with the Latvian crown (Milda, the Baltic Goddess of love and freedom) 875 fineness and the makers initials AI for Alfred Joseph of Tallinn, Estonia. The Silver Mounted Val Saint Lambert Glass Centre Piece would make fantastic fruit bowl or centre piece to a table and is dated to the side 17/XI/38 (17/11/1938) to the Art Deco period, along with an engraved monogram to the opposite side.
Alfred Joseph
There is very little information regarding Latvian silversmiths due to the interruptions with Russian hallmarks and the countries independence across two different occasions. Joseph was from Tallinn which is now the capital of Estonia. Joseph flourished from 1922-1939.
Val Saint Lambert
is a Belgian crystal glassware manufacturer which was founded in 1826 and based in Seraing, Belgium. It has the royal warrant of King Albert II.
Latvia
Following the Russian Revolution of 1917, Latvia declared its independence on November 18, 1918, and after a period of fighting, the new nation was recognised by Soviet Russia and Germany in 1920. The new silver hallmark was a female head with the Latvian crown into a rectangular frame with slightly rounded corners (Milda, the Baltic Goddess of love and freedom) and 875 or 916 showing the silver content. The maker’s mark was struck beside the control mark. The circular mark with Milda head was the assay office mark for silver. From 1946 to 1990 the Soviet Union gained control of Latvia and the hallmarks were changed during this period to coincide again with the Russian marks.
875 Silver
875 silver refers to the fineness out of 1000, English sterling silver has a finess of 925/1000. Often continental silver has a lower fineness such as 875/100
Measurements
8.25cm High x 41.5cm Wide x 32cm Deep ( 3.25 x 16.34 x 12.6 Inches)
Condition
Very Good, no damage to the glass, two small indents to the silver
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