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Lot 767 Dα

A St. Petersburg silver writing set

Auction 1208 - overview Cologne
18.11.2022, 10:30 - Silver
Estimate: 2.000 € - 2.500 €

A St. Petersburg silver writing set

Scalloped oval tray with moulded rim on four shell supports. With two screw-mounted vessels holding an ink well and a pounce box and a vacant reserve in the centre for a table bell. H 6.5; W 26; D 18.5 cm, weight 922 g.
Marks of Zacharias Deichmann, 1746.

Tsarina Catherine the Great commissioned a set of six magnificent tureens in the form of ships which today are exhibited in various international museums.