Part of a dinner service. 1882 - 1896. 12 forks, 12 table knives and 2 serving knives, with porcelain handles decorated with polychrome and gold roses. Three-pronged steel forks. Steel-bladed knives by Varypaev in Pavlovo (Nizhny Novgorod government). Table knife blade markings: "ВАРЫПАЕВЪ" (Varypaev Fédor Mikhailovitch) surmounted by two eagles, bearing in the heart the monogram of Alexander II (awards of 1865 and 1882). Service knife blade markings: an imperial mantle bearing the double-headed eagle and the name "ВАРЫПАЕВЪ" following the lower edge. (between 1865 and 1882?) Length of forks: 21 cm and knives: 26.2 cm (blades 15.2 cm). (accidents and cracks)