Russian Nicholas I Quince-shaped Silver Teapot by Seipel, St Petersburg, 1850

From the era to Tsar Nicholas I, this rare Russian silver teapot of remarkable workmanship is designed as a plump quince with a trompe l’oeil leaf spout and finial on a domed hinged lid, the naturalistic handle shaped as a rusticated quince vine, its truncated base upturned to reveal age rings, with gilded interior. The teapot is by the renowned St. Petersburg silversmith Carl Adolf Seipel and is engraved with initials CJ below a coronet, denoting a princely provenance.

Fully hallmarked with Latin initials CAS for Carl Adolf Seipel, with crossed anchors and scepter for St. Petersburg, circa 1850, and 84 for the Russian silver standard.

-5 ¾ x 6 in. (14.6 x 15.2 cm) (h x l)

-361.3 grams.

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SKU: 353M-MSH-094

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Carl Adolf Seipel (1820-1891) was a prolific silversmith in St.Petersburg from 1846 to 1876. His works are housed in the Moscow Historical Museum. For a similar quince shaped silver teapot by Seipel, see Russian Gold and Silverwork, 17th-19th century, 1981, fig 228.

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