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Pair of Salts from the St. Andrew Service for Czarina Elizabeth of Russia (1709–1762)
Pair of Salts from the St. Andrew Service for Czarina Elizabeth of Russia (1709–1762)

Pair of Salts from the St. Andrew Service for Czarina Elizabeth of Russia (1709–1762)

Manufacturer (German, founded 1710)
Modeler (German, 1695 - 1749)
CultureGerman
OriginMeissen, Dresden, Germany
PeriodAugustus III (1733-1763)
Datec.1744-1745
MediumHard-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, gilding
DimensionsOverall (G83.1.651.1): 6.5 x 12.2 x 18.2 cm (2 9/16 x 4 13/16 x 7 3/16 in.) Overall (G83.1.651.2): 2 9/16 x 4 13/16 x 7 1/16 in. (6.5 x 12.2 x 18 cm)
MarkingsCrossed swords in underglaze blue. Hermitage inventory nos. 1468 and 1470 in red lacquer
DescriptionMeissen armorial double saltcellars from the Imperial Service of St. Andrew the First Called. They have a shaped hour-glass form, and are on four gilt shell and rococo-scroll feet. The recessed tops are painted with fritilleries, lily-of-the-valley, narcissus and other flowers. The sides are moulded with Gotzkowsky erhabene Blumen between the Imperial Russian arms and the Badge of the Order of St. Andrew the First Called, alternating beneath a gilt Gitterwerk.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.651.1- .2
Classifications
European Ceramics
Sub-classification
German Porcelain
Collections
Status
On view
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