Lot Essay
A pair of silver caskets by Nicholls and Plincke with comparable cyphers of Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna was sold Christie's, New York, 17 May 2012, lot 22.
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THE BASKET, MARK OF MIKHAIL SHEIN, MOSCOW, 1848; THE LADLE, MAKER’S MARK INDISTINCT, MOSCOW, 1808; THE PIN CUSHION, BY NICHOLLS AND PLINCKE, MARK OF CARL TEGELSTEN, ST PETERSBURG, 1839
Details
A SILVER CAKE BASKET, A LARGE LADLE AND A SILVER-MOUNTED PIN CUSHION
THE BASKET, MARK OF MIKHAIL SHEIN, MOSCOW, 1848; THE LADLE, MAKER’S MARK INDISTINCT, MOSCOW, 1808; THE PIN CUSHION, BY NICHOLLS AND PLINCKE, MARK OF CARL TEGELSTEN, ST PETERSBURG, 1839
The basket, oval, the body and foot repoussé with fluted lobes, with a swing handle, marked throughout; the ladle, with tapering silver stem set with a wooden handle, marked on stem; the pin cushion, oval, the shaped silver mount cast and chased with geometric and floral motifs, cast with a double-headed eagle and the cypher of Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna beneath an Imperial crown, marked on mount
10¾ in. (27.3 cm.) wide and smaller
THE BASKET, MARK OF MIKHAIL SHEIN, MOSCOW, 1848; THE LADLE, MAKER’S MARK INDISTINCT, MOSCOW, 1808; THE PIN CUSHION, BY NICHOLLS AND PLINCKE, MARK OF CARL TEGELSTEN, ST PETERSBURG, 1839
The basket, oval, the body and foot repoussé with fluted lobes, with a swing handle, marked throughout; the ladle, with tapering silver stem set with a wooden handle, marked on stem; the pin cushion, oval, the shaped silver mount cast and chased with geometric and floral motifs, cast with a double-headed eagle and the cypher of Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna beneath an Imperial crown, marked on mount
10¾ in. (27.3 cm.) wide and smaller
Special notice
These lots have been imported from outside the EU for sale using a Temporary Import regime. Import VAT is payable (at 5%) on the Hammer price. VAT is also payable (at 20%) on the buyer’s Premium on a VAT inclusive basis. When a buyer of such a lot has registered an EU address but wishes to export the lot or complete the import into another EU country, he must advise Christie's immediately after the auction.
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