A St. Petersburg silver service for the Russian court

A St. Petersburg silver service for the Russian court With gilded interiors. Comprising two covered tureens with stands, a cruet set with mustard pot and spice shaker, a further cruet set with mustard pot and oil cruet, a water-filled warming dish and a large warming cloche. Plain surfaces with restrained acanthus decoration in the Second Rococo style. All pieces except the cloche with engraved cypher AM beneath the imperial Russian crown, presumably for Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna (1860 - 1922). Height of the covered tureens 18.5 cm; diameter of the stands 22.5 cm; height of the cruet sets 16 and 23 cm respectively; total weight approx. 7,235 g. Marks of Robert Kokhun for Nicholls & Plincke and double-headed eagle mark of court suppliers, around 1880.

Category

Silver

Location

Köln

Dimensions

H 18.5 × Ø 22.5 cm · weight 7.2 g