Pair of Neo-Baroque Russian Silver Repoussé Candlesticks, Ivan Bednyakov, 1850s

Description

A Pair of 19th Century
Russian Neo-Baroque
84° Silver Repoussé Candlesticks
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his listing is for a truly rare find - a unique and desirable pair of a handmade mid - 19th century Russian 84° Silver Repoussé Candlesticks in the Baroque style.
T
he beautiful scroll and floral decorations, covering the base, stem and candle cup are finely crafted in the Repoussé and Chasing techniques.
T
he excellent original antique condition and clear, crisp detail, with no dents or monograms make this an especially attractive offering. The soft, warm, original finish is present, with no buffing or machine polishing.
B
oth candlesticks are fully hallmarked, as below:
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84° Russian Silver Standard hallmark (before 1917) for 875/1000 silver purity.
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Silversmith's hallmark in Cyrillic "ИБ"("IB" in English) is for Ivan Bednyakov.
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A town hallmark is of the city of Voronezh in form of the city coat of arms with a double-headed eagle and a capsized vessel with water,
flowing out of it.
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Assay master's hallmark in Cyrillic "BO" ("VO" in English) is for Vasiliy Osipov.
D
imensions:
Height:
12 1/2 inches
Base width:
4 1/2 inches
Weight:
14.43 oz / 461 g (each candlestick)
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epoussé and Chasing
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here are few techniques that offer such diversity of expression, such as a metalworking
technique of Repoussé or repoussage (French) in which a malleable metal
is ornamented or shaped by hammering
from the reverse side to create a design in low relief
.
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hasing is the opposite technique to repoussé. While repoussé is used to work on the reverse of the metal to form a raised design on the front, chasing is used to refine the design on the front of the work by sinking the metal.
B
oth techniques are used in conjunction to create a finished piece. It is also known as embossing. The process is relatively slow, but a maximum of form is achieved, with one continuous surface of sheet metal of essentially the same thickness.
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