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A RUSSIAN SILVER-GILT FLATWARE SERVICE, Sazikov, St. Petersburg, 1856
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 USD
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Description
- silver-gilt
comprising nineteen dinner forks, five tablespoons and sixteen dinner knives with steel blunt blades. Together with a matched set by Mayerhofer & Klinkosch, Vienna, 1866, comprising five dinner forks, seven tablespoons and eight dinner knives. 60 pieces.
Condition
as noted re: Austrian pieces, staining and some slight rust to old steel knife blades, otherwise good condition
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
The set is inscribed in Old Church Slavonic vyaz script with the name of Prince Alexander Volkonskii (1811-1878), Privy Councillor. He was the son of renowned writer and Russian salon hostess Zinaida Alexandrovna Volkonskaya (1789-1862) and collected and published all of her works after her death. The prince joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1829 and served as Extraordinary Envoy to Saxony in 1858, to Naples in 1860, and to Spain in 1862. A prominant collector of ancient and European art, he wrote a book titled Rome and Italy, and died and was buried in Rome.