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A Treasured History: The Stream Family Collection
A HIGHLY IMPORTANT AND IMPRESSIVE RUSSIAN THREE-COLOR GOLD CUP, COVER AND STAND PRESENTED TO COUNT SALTYKOV
BY DAVID RUDOLPH, ST. PETERSBURG, 1790
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A HIGHLY IMPORTANT AND IMPRESSIVE RUSSIAN THREE-COLOR GOLD CUP, COVER AND STAND PRESENTED TO COUNT SALTYKOV
BY DAVID RUDOLPH, ST. PETERSBURG, 1790
A large gold cup and detachable cover on a circular stand, the cup on a circular stepped foot, with a beaded border at the top, the bowl with acanthus band, centering a plaque within palm and laurel wreath on gold stippled ground, inscribed in Russian ‘To General-in-Chief Count Ivan Petrovich Saltykov from St Peter's Capital City and Governorate in acknowledgment of the non-admission of the enemy to these grounds. 1790.’, interior rose gold, the cover with a ball finial above an acanthus band, lower rim chased with a tied laurel band, the stand on three baluster-shaped feet, the border finely chased with green gold berried laurel on stippled ground, marked on foot rim with assay master’s mark ‘NM’ for Nikifor Moschalkin, date '1790', and an old Russian gold standard mark for 84 zolotnik (21K)
13 in. (33 cm.) high, overall
72 oz. 16 dwt. (2,264 gr.)
BY DAVID RUDOLPH, ST. PETERSBURG, 1790
A large gold cup and detachable cover on a circular stand, the cup on a circular stepped foot, with a beaded border at the top, the bowl with acanthus band, centering a plaque within palm and laurel wreath on gold stippled ground, inscribed in Russian ‘To General-in-Chief Count Ivan Petrovich Saltykov from St Peter's Capital City and Governorate in acknowledgment of the non-admission of the enemy to these grounds. 1790.’, interior rose gold, the cover with a ball finial above an acanthus band, lower rim chased with a tied laurel band, the stand on three baluster-shaped feet, the border finely chased with green gold berried laurel on stippled ground, marked on foot rim with assay master’s mark ‘NM’ for Nikifor Moschalkin, date '1790', and an old Russian gold standard mark for 84 zolotnik (21K)
13 in. (33 cm.) high, overall
72 oz. 16 dwt. (2,264 gr.)
Provenance
Commissioned by the Imperial Russian Cabinet from David Rudolph at the cost of 4,042.50 roubles in 1790.
Presented to Count Ivan Petrovich Saltykov (1730-1805) by the City and Governorate of St. Petersburg in 1790.
By descent to his great-grandson Vladimir Ivanovich Myatlev (1830-1900) and his wife Varvara Ilyinichna Myatleva (née Bibikov, 1847-1908).
Acquired by Emperor Nicholas II (1868-1918) from Varvara Myatleva for 6,000 roubles on 22 January 1908.
Collection of Emperor Nicholas II, Alexander Palace, Tsarskoe Selo, between 1908-1917.
Sent by the Provisional Government to the Kremlin Armory, Moscow, for safekeeping in September 1917.
Selected by the Special Commission in Kremlin and transferred to Gokhran (Diamond Fund), Moscow, in 1922.
Acquired by the British antiques dealer Norman Weiss together with the Imperial crown jewels from the Soviet Government, in November 1926.
The Russian State Jewels; Christie’s, London, 16 March 1927, lot 124.
With Hammer Galleries, New York, by the late 1930s.
Acquired by Matilda Geddings Gray (1885-1971) from Hammer Galleries, New York, after 1955.
By descent to Matilda Gray Stream (1924-2023) and descendants.
Presented to Count Ivan Petrovich Saltykov (1730-1805) by the City and Governorate of St. Petersburg in 1790.
By descent to his great-grandson Vladimir Ivanovich Myatlev (1830-1900) and his wife Varvara Ilyinichna Myatleva (née Bibikov, 1847-1908).
Acquired by Emperor Nicholas II (1868-1918) from Varvara Myatleva for 6,000 roubles on 22 January 1908.
Collection of Emperor Nicholas II, Alexander Palace, Tsarskoe Selo, between 1908-1917.
Sent by the Provisional Government to the Kremlin Armory, Moscow, for safekeeping in September 1917.
Selected by the Special Commission in Kremlin and transferred to Gokhran (Diamond Fund), Moscow, in 1922.
Acquired by the British antiques dealer Norman Weiss together with the Imperial crown jewels from the Soviet Government, in November 1926.
The Russian State Jewels; Christie’s, London, 16 March 1927, lot 124.
With Hammer Galleries, New York, by the late 1930s.
Acquired by Matilda Geddings Gray (1885-1971) from Hammer Galleries, New York, after 1955.
By descent to Matilda Gray Stream (1924-2023) and descendants.
Literature
A.E. Fersman, Russia's treasure of diamonds and precious stones, Moscow, 1926, Part 4, p. 24, no. 201, pl. XCVIII (illustrated).
A. Hammer, The Quest of the Romanoff treasure, New York, 1932, opp. p. 232 (illustrated).
Exhibition catalogue, The Aronoff Collection and Exhibition of Treasures of the Russian Imperial Court, Cincinnati, 10-23 December 1950, pp. 2-3 (illustrated).
Exhibition catalogue, Chefs-d'œuvre de la curiosité du monde: 2e exposition internationale de la C.I.N.O.A., Paris, 1954, pl. 135, no. 341 (illustrated).
M.L. D’Otrange-Mastai, The Golden Goblet of Count Saltykov, in Apollo Magazine, vol. 61, iss. 359, January 1955, p. 20 (illustrated on cover).
W. Fagaly, N. Raacke, Treasures by Peter Carl Fabergé and other Master Jewellers. The Matilda Geddings Gray Foundation Collection, 1979, no. 58 (illustrated).
L. Kuznetsova, Peterburgskie yuveliry. Vek vosemnadtsatiy, brilliantoviy [Jewelers of St. Petersburg. Eighteenth Century, Diamond Age], Moscow, 2009, p. 353 (listed).
N. Semyonova, N.V. Iljine, Selling Russia's Treasures: The Soviet Trade in Nationalized Art, 1917-1938, Paris, 2013, p. 310 (illustrated).
T. Tutova, The Fate of the Palace Treasures of the Russian Imperial House, Moscow, 2015, vol. 1, pp. 106, 256 (illustrated).
A. Hammer, The Quest of the Romanoff treasure, New York, 1932, opp. p. 232 (illustrated).
Exhibition catalogue, The Aronoff Collection and Exhibition of Treasures of the Russian Imperial Court, Cincinnati, 10-23 December 1950, pp. 2-3 (illustrated).
Exhibition catalogue, Chefs-d'œuvre de la curiosité du monde: 2e exposition internationale de la C.I.N.O.A., Paris, 1954, pl. 135, no. 341 (illustrated).
M.L. D’Otrange-Mastai, The Golden Goblet of Count Saltykov, in Apollo Magazine, vol. 61, iss. 359, January 1955, p. 20 (illustrated on cover).
W. Fagaly, N. Raacke, Treasures by Peter Carl Fabergé and other Master Jewellers. The Matilda Geddings Gray Foundation Collection, 1979, no. 58 (illustrated).
L. Kuznetsova, Peterburgskie yuveliry. Vek vosemnadtsatiy, brilliantoviy [Jewelers of St. Petersburg. Eighteenth Century, Diamond Age], Moscow, 2009, p. 353 (listed).
N. Semyonova, N.V. Iljine, Selling Russia's Treasures: The Soviet Trade in Nationalized Art, 1917-1938, Paris, 2013, p. 310 (illustrated).
T. Tutova, The Fate of the Palace Treasures of the Russian Imperial House, Moscow, 2015, vol. 1, pp. 106, 256 (illustrated).
Exhibited
Moscow, Dom Soyuzov [House of the Unions], Vystavka Almaznogo Fonda [Diamond Fund Exhibition], 18 December 1925 - 10 January 1926.
Cincinnati, Ohio, The Aronoff Collection and Exhibition of treasures of the Russian Imperial Court, 10 - 23 December 1950.
Paris, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Chefs-d'œuvre de la curiosité du monde: 2e exposition internationale de la C.I.N.O.A., 10 June - 30 September 1954, no. 341.
Cincinnati, Ohio, The Aronoff Collection and Exhibition of treasures of the Russian Imperial Court, 10 - 23 December 1950.
Paris, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Chefs-d'œuvre de la curiosité du monde: 2e exposition internationale de la C.I.N.O.A., 10 June - 30 September 1954, no. 341.
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