Lot 604
A silver-gilt samovar, Russia, St. Peterbsurg, Hermann Gottlieg Unger, 1801
Works of Art, Antiquities & Ancient Art | A109kua | Live auction | 1190 Lots
Description
Gilt-silver. Concave curved plinth on four ball feet. Oviform body supported by four stylized columns terminating in paw feet. Cover with ball finial. Domed spout. Two applied lion's head ring handles to the sides. Interior mechanism fully intact. Bottom with Tremolierstrich, assay mark “1801” and maker's mark “UNGER”; inner rim of cover with French import mark of 1893. Height 30 cm, total weight 2710 gr. Very good condition. Hermann Gottlieb Unger. Born in Danzig, silversmith in St. Petersburg in 1799. Around 1800 he ran a master's workshop employing 5 apprentices. He worked for the court and is regarded as an outstanding master.353501
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