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 Meissen Porcelain Manufactory (German, founded 1710)

ModelerModelling attributed to Johann Friedrich Eberlein (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

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Status

On view