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TABLEWARE SET OF GRAND DUKE MICHEL PAVLOVITCH (1798–1849).
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448
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TABLEWARE SET OF GRAND DUKE MICHEL PAVLOVITCH (1798–1849).
See original version (French)
Estimate €10,000 - €15,000
Voluntary lot
Description
TABLEWARE SET OF
GRAND DUKE MICHEL PAVLOVITCH (1798–1849).
By Naudin, Paris, 1819–1838.
Comprising 12 forks and 12 soup spoons, in
vermeil, of the so-called ‘filet’ style, decorated within an
oval cartouche with the Grand Duke’s interlaced monogram in
MP (Michel Pavlovitch) surmounted by the imperial crown
on an amati background, decorated with palmettes, small flowers and
vine leaves. Signs of age, but in good overall condition.
Hallmark: Head of Michelangelo facing right (1819–1838) and
head of Minerva on the reverse.
Silversmith’s mark: François-Dominique Naudin (active from
1800 to 1840) and Nicolas-Pierre Béguin (active from 1840 to 1847).
Hallmark: Head of Ceres (full hallmark).
Length: 20.5 cm and 21 cm.
Total weight: 2,050 g.
History: Grand Duke Michel Pavlovich (1798–1849) was the youngest son
of Tsar Paul I of Russia. During his numerous stays in Paris, he commissioned a
very substantial table service executed by Martin-Guillaume Biennais (1764
–1843) and Jean-Charles Cahier (1772–1849), and subsequently completed by
Alexandre Thierry, François-Dominique Naudin and Nicolas-Pierre Béguin.
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