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An Imperial Russian silver wine cooler, Johan Friedrich Köpping, St Petersburg, 1770
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
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Description
- silver
- height 19cm, 7 1/2 in.
- weight 1827g, 58oz. 14dwt.
cylindrical on a spreading foot, the front engraved with the crowned cypher of Empress Catherine II, scroll handles, 74 standard, assay master IF, the base pricked 'ken' and struck and engraved with inventory number 352
Provenance
Empress Catherine II of Russia (1729-1796, r. 1762-1796)
The Collection of💫 Hugo and Ruth Kl😼otz, sold, Christie's New York, 26 April 2006, lot 85
Condition
Very good-to-excellent condition. There are surface scratches and a small number of nicks consistent with age and use. Very minor wear/rubbing to the engraved cypher. Crisp, clear marks. Very good weight.
"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE 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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Johan Friedrich Köpping produced wares for the Imperial court from 1750 to 1782 and, in 1764, was named Court Keeper of Plate. Acknowledged by Baron Foelkersam in his inventory of Imperial silver as 'one of the best, if not the best, of the St Petersburg silversmiths of the XVIIIth century,' Köpping also produced additions to Catherine the Great's Paris Service by Germain. The volume of silver delivered to his workshops for production was so great that the silversmith and his journeymen were placed under the supervision of a Lieutenant Moller of the Preobrazhenskii Guards, with six soldiers and a sergeant, 'to ensure that no silver or money could be abstracted' (see Baron A. de Foelkersam, Inventaire de l'Argenterie, conservée dans les Gardes-meubles des Palais impériaux: Palais d'Hiver, Palais Anitchkov et Château de Gatchina, St Petersburg, 1907, vol. I, pp. 64-65, and A. von Solodkoff, Russian Gold and Silver, London, 1981, p. 22). A tureen from the Petrovskii Service made by Köpping for Empress Elizabeth Petrovna in the 1750s sold, Sotheby's London, 30 May 2012, lot 348 (£241,250).