European Silver, Furniture and Ceramics
European Silver, Furniture and Ceramics
Property from a Canadian Private Collection
Royal: Russian Silver Teapot of English Interest, Maker's Mark TP, St. Petersburg, Circa 1810
Lot Closed
October 20, 06:43 PM GMT
Estimate
2,500 - 3,500 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property from a Canadian Private Collection
Royal: Russian Silver Teapot of English Interest, Maker's Mark TP, St. Petersburg, Circa 1810
plain spherical with high collar and swan-neck spout, the cover chased with acanthus, one side engraved with presentation inscription, the other crested, gilt interior
marked on base, Assay-master Aleksandr Ilyich Yashinkov, date unclear 181?
19 oz 15 dwt gross
616 g
length over handle 9 1/2 in.
24 cm
The inscription reads "Presented in token of regard for a faithful and attached Servant, by her Imperial Majesty Elizabeth, Empress of Russia to Mrs. Elizabeth Robinson, and by her bequeathed to the Rev. Charles Whitworth Pitt 1832".
Elizabeth Alexeievna, Tsarina of Russia (1779-1826) was born Princess Louise of Baden, and married in 1793 the future Tsar Alexander.