SUGAR BUCKET

Creator(s): Pavel Ovchinnikov (Firm) , Vasilii Semenov (Silversmith)

On view in: Icon Room

About this object

Arabesque in niello on a stippled ground covering part of the sides of the bucket and handle. Four medallions, one with a view of the Kremlin, another with a view of the Spasskaya Tower, both of them in niello on silver; and two vacant ones for the owner's monogram.

Object name:

SUGAR BUCKET

Made from:

Silver gilt -- niello

Made in:

Moscow, Russia

Date made:

1884 (?)

Size:

13 cm (5 1/8 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:

13.178

Class:

NIELLO

Signature marks:

MARK on bottom: St. George and the Dragon, 84, partially visible VS in Cyrillic (most likely for Semenov, Vasilii), workmaster's mark is overstamped with retailer mark Ovchinnikov in Cyrillic under double headed eagle; number 66 scratched; handle: 84 Some workshops such as V.Semenov and F.Ruckert are known to sell their goods through retail shops that belonged to Ovchinnikov Firm.

Credit line:

Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973