High quality Napoleon III silver teapot. Bulbous, flower-shaped body with offset, recessed shoulder. Conical tubular spout, humped hinged lid with round ivory knob. Handle with ivory insulating discs. Gilt interior. Marked 84, inspection mark with date, master maker Alexander Nikolaevich Mitin (1842 - 1877), unknown master mark "I. N". Weight approx. 650 g. H. 14 cm. CITES certificate available. Cf. Goldberg, no. 1207. A Russian Napoleon III silver tea pot. standard mark 84, assay, assay master's mark and unidentified master's mark "I. N". Dated. CITES included. Russia. St Petersburg. 1861.