Moscow-maker, first half of the 18th century
A large Russian Baroque silver-gilt and nielloed lidded tankard, gilt interior, of cylindrical shape, the sides engraved with two female saints in between three Old Testament scenes in oval cartouches, Cyrillic texted and depicting Judith beheading Holofernes, Delilah cuts Samson's hair, and Potiphar's wife seduces Joseph, lid engraved with three female saints in between an Old Testament scene, Cyrillic texted and depicting the Judgement of King Salomon, lid inside engraved with a bird in a cartouche, overall richly decorated with stylized flowers and foliage, bottom applied with leaves above three ball feet, embossed with flowers and fruits, matching thumbpiece, scrolling handle, bottom engraved with Cyrillic letters “DTKS”. Apparently no maker's marks. Moscow-maker, first half of the 18th century. Weight c. 932 g. H. 17 cm. Diam. lid 14 cm. W. (incl. handle) 20.5 cm.
Provenance: A son of the Danish Consul General of Lithuania 1926–1928 and landlord Hjalmar Hartmann (1870–1945), founder and owner of the company Hjalmar Hartmann & Co. The company was based on seed breeding, import and export of seeds, plants and trees. Hjalmar Hartmann established business relations with many countries, including Russia, which he visited several times. Therefore, it was also convenient to have Russian employees at the head office in Denmark. When Hjalmar Hartmann's son got married in 1937, the present Russian tankard was a wedding gift from one of the Russian employees in the company. Thence by the son's daughter until today.
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Russian art, 29 November 2019