Lot Essay
By repute, the initials are the crowned cypher of Emperor Paul I and Empress Maria Feodorovna.
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PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED MIDWEST PRIVATE COLLECTION
A SILVER-GILT TEAPOT AND TEA CADDY
THE TEAPOT APPARENTLY WITH NO MAKER'S MARK, ASSAYMASTER'S MARK OF NIKIFOR MOSHCHALKIN, ST. PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1780; THE TEA CADDY WITH THE MARK OF JOHANN HEINRICH BLOM, ASSAYMASTER'S MARK OF E. BOROVSHCHIKOV, ST. PETERSBURG, INDISTINCTLY DATED, CIRCA 1775
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A SILVER-GILT TEAPOT AND TEA CADDY
THE TEAPOT APPARENTLY WITH NO MAKER'S MARK, ASSAYMASTER'S MARK OF NIKIFOR MOSHCHALKIN, ST. PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1780; THE TEA CADDY WITH THE MARK OF JOHANN HEINRICH BLOM, ASSAYMASTER'S MARK OF E. BOROVSHCHIKOV, ST. PETERSBURG, INDISTINCTLY DATED, CIRCA 1775
The tea caddy cylindrical, the upper body engraved with two intertwined Russian initials 'P' and 'M' beneath an Imperial crown; the teapot spherical, on a circular stepped base with wood scroll handle, the hinged circular cover with wood knop finial, the tea caddy marked under base and further stamped '7' and prick-engraved 'No 7 Bl:' beneath cover and base; the teapot marked under base and further stamped '167', engraved 'No. 167' and prick-engraved 'Bl:' beneath cover and base
The teapot 8¼ in. (20.9 cm.) wide
22.2 oz. (629.3 gr.) (2)
THE TEAPOT APPARENTLY WITH NO MAKER'S MARK, ASSAYMASTER'S MARK OF NIKIFOR MOSHCHALKIN, ST. PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1780; THE TEA CADDY WITH THE MARK OF JOHANN HEINRICH BLOM, ASSAYMASTER'S MARK OF E. BOROVSHCHIKOV, ST. PETERSBURG, INDISTINCTLY DATED, CIRCA 1775
The tea caddy cylindrical, the upper body engraved with two intertwined Russian initials 'P' and 'M' beneath an Imperial crown; the teapot spherical, on a circular stepped base with wood scroll handle, the hinged circular cover with wood knop finial, the tea caddy marked under base and further stamped '7' and prick-engraved 'No 7 Bl:' beneath cover and base; the teapot marked under base and further stamped '167', engraved 'No. 167' and prick-engraved 'Bl:' beneath cover and base
The teapot 8¼ in. (20.9 cm.) wide
22.2 oz. (629.3 gr.) (2)
Provenance
A La Vieille Russie, New York.
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2003.
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2003.
Brought to you by
Anne Bracegirdle