GIFT FROM EMPRESS CATHERINE II FOR GENERAL... - Lot 282 - Coutau-Bégarie

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GIFT FROM EMPRESS CATHERINE II FOR GENERAL... - Lot 282 - Coutau-Bégarie
GIFT FROM EMPRESS CATHERINE II FOR GENERAL MICHEL KRECHETNIKOFF (1729-1793) GOVERNOR OF TOULA. By HEMING and CHAWNER, London, 1776. Set of two large oval dishes, slightly hollowed out, filets pattern with gadroon borders with six contours, engraved at the top of the marli with the double-headed eagle of the Romanoffs under imperial crown. Slight wear from time, but good condition. English hallmark: George III, London, 1776. Goldsmith's hallmark: Georges Heming and William Chawner. Inventory number of the imperial palaces' furniture guard : 6. L. : 38,5 cm - L. : 28 cm. Total weight : 2 k 61 g. Provenance : Empress Catherine II bought this service in 1777, for the governor of Tula. At the death of the sovereign in 1796, her son, Emperor Paul I, recovered all the silver services of the governors for his own use in the Mikhailovich Palace in St. Petersburg. This service became part of the Imperial Furniture Guard's collection and was sold during the Soviet era in the 1920s and 1930s. According to the inventory drawn up by Baron A. de Foelkersam published in St. Petersburg in 1907, in his work "Inventory of the Silverware kept in the Imperial Palace Furniture Guards", he refers to this service. History: During the reign of Catherine II, Russia was divided into 11 provinces, a number that was increased to 40 upon her death. Governors were appointed by the Empress in each of the provinces and each received a silver dinner service worthy of his rank. In all four to five services were ordered from London between 1774 and 1777. The one presented here was for General Michel Krechetnikoff (1729-1793).
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