Live Auction 12022Russian Art
A SILVER-GILT COVERED SALT CELLAR
Lot 366

A SILVER-GILT COVERED SALT CELLAR

MAKER'S MARK CYRILLIC 'A.G', PROBABLY FOR ALEXANDER GILDEBRAND, MOSCOW, CIRCA 1795

Closed5 June 2017

Price Realised

GBP 11,250

Considering selling a similar item?

Discover its value with a complimentary estimate from our specialists.

More Information

How to sell

A SILVER-GILT COVERED SALT CELLAR
MAKER'S MARK CYRILLIC 'A.G', PROBABLY FOR ALEXANDER GILDEBRAND, MOSCOW, CIRCA 1795
Shaped as a vase, on a square foot, the body finely cast and chased with acanthus and laurel bands, the foot decorated with stylised leaves, the detachable cover similarly decorated, surmounted by an Imperial double-headed eagle, marked throughout, engraved and stamped with palace inventory number Cyrillic 'Im. Al. P.16' on cover and base
7¾ in. (19.7 cm.) high
10.8 oz. (336 gr.)

Specialist note

The engraved inventory number indicates that this salt cellar belonged to Emperor Alexander I and was entered into the Imperial inventories under the number 16. For a comparable covered salt cellar, see A. Odom, Russian Silver in America: Surviving the Melting Pot, London, 2011, p. 96, no. 68.