EXTREMELY RARE ANTIQUE RUSSIAN IMPERIAL SILVER and PORCELAIN KNIFE, CATHERINA II, 1770
Russian Gilt Silver and Porcelain Knife, Saint-Petersburg, circa 1770.
Porcelain handle with gold and enamel decorations. Silver gilt handle.
HALLMARKS: town mark and master's initial 'E.B' in Cyrillic and town mark. Also the knife is monogrammed with 'AT' in Cyrillic.
It is from period of Catherina II (1762-1796). Extremely rare museum item.
CONDITION: The item is described to the best of our knowledge. Please refer to pictures and email with any questions.
DIMENSIONS: Length: 8 2/5 inches (21 cm). Weight: 56 grams.
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WIKIPEDIA: Catherine II also known as Catherine the Great born Princess Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbst, was Empress of Russia from 1762 until 1796, the country's longest-ruling female leader. She came to power following a coup detat when her husband, Peter III, was overthrown. Under her reign, Russia was revitalised; it grew larger and stronger, and was recognised as one of the great powers of Europe. The period of Catherine the Great's rule, the Catherinian Era, is often considered the Golden Age of the Russian Empire and the Russian nobility. The Manifesto on Freedom of the Nobility, issued during the short reign of Peter III and confirmed by Catherine, freed Russian nobles from compulsory military or state service. Construction of many mansions of the nobility, in the classical style endorsed by the Empress, changed the face of the country. She enthusiastically supported the ideals of The Enlightenment and is often regarded as an enlightened despot. As a patron of the arts she presided over the age of the Russian Enlightenment, a period when the Smolny Institute, the first state-financed higher education institution for women in Europe, was established.

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