A set of eight mid-nineteenth century Russian silver spoons, each in a Fiddle style pattern with pointed bowl and with floral and foliate niello decoration to terminals and bowl reverse. Russian assay marks to stem reverse including possible Master mark for Ivan Vasilyevich Avdeyev, 1861, Moscow. Length of each spoon measures 5 5/8 inches (14.2 cm), gross weight 5.74 ozt (178.6 grams).