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Adolf Sper (Sperr)
Read more...Finnish-Swedish jeweller, silversmith. Hallmark: A.S or A•S or Sper or A•SPER in a rectangle. Born in the Finnish municipality of Kirkkonummi near Helsinki (1799). Moved to St Petersburg, where he wo...
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