ID 1357911
Lot 5 | A LARGE AND IMPORTANT SILVER-GILT IMPERIAL PRESENTATION CHARGER
Estimate value
$ 70 000 – 90 000
MAKER'S MARK CYRILLIC 'IZ,' POSSIBLY FOR IVAN ZAITSEV, MOSCOW, 1826
Circular, the border cast and chased with a frieze of military trophies alternating with Imperial double-headed eagles above floral garlands, within a berried laurel rim, the center applied with the initial 'K' beneath an Imperial crown on a sunburst ground, all within a band of military trophies, marked throughout
22 in. (55.7 cm.) diameter
183 oz. 6 dwt. (5,701 gr.)
Provenance
By repute, Grand Duke Konstantin Pavlovich (1779-1831), the Marble Palace, St. Petersburg.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, Geneva, 26 April 1977, lot 139.
Acquired by the mother of Van Cliburn from A La Vieille Russie, New York, 1970s.
The Van Cliburn Collection; Christie’s, New York, 17 May 2012, lot 23.
Literature
T. Morel and E. Renne, The Splendor of St. Petersburg: Art & Life in Late Imperial Palaces of Russia, New York, 2019, p. 66 (illustrated).
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Silver |
| Place of origin: | Eastern Europe, Europe, Russia |
| Category: | Сharger |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Plates & Dishes |
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Silver |
| Place of origin: | Eastern Europe, Europe, Russia |
| Category: | Сharger |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Plates & Dishes |
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