A PRESENTATION SILVER AND CHAMPLEVÉ ENAMEL CHARGER, KHLEBNIKOV, MOSCOW, 1892
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November 26, 06:32 PM GMT
Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 GBP
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A PRESENTATION SILVER AND CHAMPLEVÉ ENAMEL CHARGER, KHLEBNIKOV, MOSCOW, 1892
oval, the rims applied with trompe-l'oeil basketweave, Greek key patterns and traditional scrolls, the centre with three dome shaped circular panels: the middle with inscription 'In memory of labour / and activities for the benefit / of the city Sebastopol' surrounded by a gilt laurel wreath and surmounted by the Sebastopol coat of arms, the sides with engraved views of Sebastopol, the top and lower rims with further dedicatory plaques reading '1883-1891' and '[to] Feodor Nikolaevitch Erantzev', the underside engraved with the names of presumed presenters, struck on the base with Khlebnikov in Cyrillic under the Imperial warrant, 84 standard
length 46.3cm, 18¼in.
Fedor Nicholaevich Erantsev was a Sebastopol born military engineer who devoted much of his life to the restoration of his native city and development of its infrastructure. Erantsev originally pioneered the extension of the region’s railway network, then turned to city planning and improvement of its architecture.
One of his most extensive and significant city-planning projects was the refurbishment of Primorsky Boulevard next to Yuzhnaya Bay, which can be seen in the right engraving of this charger. The grand opening of the boulevard was on the 30th of August 1885.
The engraving on the left side of this charger represents a yacht club executed in pseudo-moorish style after a design by Eranstev. In 1909 part of this building was given to a Sebastopol aero club, one of the first air sport societies in Russia. This former landmark of the Primorsky Boulevard was destroyed during the WWII and is no longer a part of the Sebastopol cityscape.
The enamelled coat of arms above the central inscription of this charger represents a modified version of the royal coat of arms of Sebastopol: inside the shield there is a gryphon and a coat of arms of the Tauride province, above is the crown and an Imperial eagle; on the left banner there is the monogram of Emperor Nicholas I, the right one bears that of Emperor Alexander II.