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Russian Silver Racing Trophy
Sazikov, St.Petersburg
1871
height: 42 cm
maker’s mark: Sazikov
assay master’s mark: Cyrillic initials I.E.
of unidentified master
assay mark of St.Petersburg, 1871
silver standard: 84 zolotnik
Exhibitions
Wilmington, Delaware, Riverfront Arts
Center, Fabergé: Imperial Craftsman
and His World, 9 Sept 2000 - 18 Feb
2001, no. 33
Bibliography
G. von Habsburg, Fabergé: Imperial
Craftsman and His World, London,
2000, no. 33, p. 54, illustrated in color
Silver racing trophy with horse-head
handles, standing on four hoof feet.
The piece is chased with the Russo-
Byzantine interlace ornament, very
typical of the items produced by
Sazikov, one of the most well-regarded
silversmith and jewelry firms of the
19th-century Russia and one of the
greatest innovators in the field. The
firm was famous for its tablewares and
objets de vertu in Neo-Russian style.
In addition to that, Sazikov produced
figurative sculptural works, often
representing historical and genre scene.
The slip-on cover is inscribed in
Cyrillic: Second prize for Exhibition
Riding of the 13th Vladimir Lancers, His
Imperial Highness Grand Duke Michael
Nicholaievich Regiment from H.S.H.
Prince Nicholai Petrovich Oldenburg.
Donated by Prince Nicholai Oldenburg,
the trophy was presented as an award
for a riding competition between the
officers of the 13th Vladimir Lancers
Regiment commanded by the prince.
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