This is a mid-20th-century Soviet gilded silver demitasse or teaspoon decorated with polychrome cloisonné enamel.
Key Details & Identification
Materials: 875 silver (87.5% pure silver, equivalent to 84 zolotniks in older Russian standards), finished with a gold-wash coating (gilt silver / vermeil).
Decoration: Hand-applied cloisonné enamel featuring royal blue and teal/emerald green geometric and teardrop motifs outlined with fine beaded silver work.
Origin & Date: Manufactured in the USSR during the Soviet era, typically produced between 1958 and the mid-1970s. Prominent regional producers of this specific pattern were the Leningrad Jewelry Factory (ЛЮ / Leningrad) and the Tallinn Jewelry Factory in Estonia. This spoon has the Leningrad Jewellery Factory hallmark.
Dimensions & Function: At 118 mm (~4.6 inches), this piece was designed as a demitasse, espresso, or tea spoon.
The hallmark stamp confirms the maker, date of production, silver purity, and assay region.
Left Stamp: Maker's Mark (6ЛЮ)
6 (Year): In Soviet dating cyphers during the 1960s, the single leading digit represents the exact production year within that decade. The 6 denotes 1966.
ЛЮ (Manufacturer): Cyrillic abbreviation for Ленинградская Ювелирная Фабрика (Leningrad Jewelry Factory) in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg).
Right Stamp: Soviet State Assay Mark (. Л ☭ 875)
875: Standard Soviet silver purity.
Star with Hammer and Sickle (☭): The official Soviet national mark used on precious metals between 1958 and 1994.
Л (Cyrillic letter to the left of the star): The regional code for the Leningrad Assay Office, indicating where the piece was officially inspected and hallmarked.
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