"Russia XIX Century. Two Knives To Serve Fish, Steel And Ivory."
Two stainless steel fish serving knives, patterned carved ivory handle - one stylized sturgeon, the other decorated with scrollwork, beads and interlacing. Russian provincial work of the mid-nineteenth century. Manufacture Feodor Varipaev, stamp with imperial privilege mark on a knife. Name of goldsmith in all letters in Cyrillic. Length: 30 cm and 28.3 cm Width: 4.8 cm and 3.1 cm Thickness of the soul: 3.5 cm and 2.5 cm Weight: 133 gr and 99 gr Good condition / traces of rust. 
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