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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DragonflyWink, post: 10551282, member: 111&quot;]The monogram was most likely done to insinuate age, most collectors, myself included, like monograms, which on antique silver, are generally better-done than this one.&nbsp; Though made earlier, I started seeing fake Russian pieces in the &#039;80s, some weren&#039;t too bad, a New York friend told me there were shops set up there producing them (lots of &#039;Fauxbergé&#039; pieces), the quality has gone down more recently, some produced in China and India, Bulgaria another recent source, and there are also quality antique items by European makers given Russian marks.</p><p><br /></p><p>Personally, doubt this spoon has much age, bright and shiny without signs of oxidation, both design and colorway atypical, with the sawn openings for the plique-à-jour sloppy and uneven, same for the cloisonné, the wirework awkward and not properly connected, some loose ends leaving cells open - not what would be expected of any Russian silversmith, and Kuzmichev was a quality maker.&nbsp; The marks are a bit fuzzy but St. George is poorly rendered and there&#039;s no assayer&#039;s mark...</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>~Cheryl[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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