ANTIQUE RUSSIAN IMPERIAL SILVER CANDLESTICK, GRACHEV
Russian silver candlestick with a twisted handle and decorated with a patterned rim on the top and the Imperial Warrant on the middle.
HALLMARKS: Russian hallmarked on the bottom '84' silver standard and 'Br. Grachevy' in Cyrillic for Michael and Simeon Grachev were the silversmiths to the TSAR's COURT - please see information below.
CONDITION: Overall good vintage condition. Signs of wear and age. The item is described to the best of our knowledge. Please refer to pictures and email with any questions.
DIMENSIONS: 3 x 3 x 2 1/2 inches. Weight: 74 grams.
ESTIMATE PRICE: $300 - $3,000.
HISTORY of SALES: A few years ago Russian silver candlesticks were sold on Live Auctioneer and Sotheby's for $9,000, $9,029, $16,700 and $36,000 - please see the screenshots.
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WORKMASTER: Factory of brothers Grachevs ('Br. Grachevy'). The gold, silver and electroplating products factory was founded in St. Petersburg in 1866 by silversmith Gavriil Petrovich Grachev, who had previously worked for Gasse. After his death in 1873, the business was continued by his sons Mikhail, Simon and Grigory, who renamed the enterprise into 'Br. Grachevy. Silverware production” (since 1895). Until 1889 - the year of the workshop opening - the firm did not have its own brand. On the items it sold, there were 'names' of the masters who worked for it. In 1892, the firm was awarded the title of court vendors of the Imperial Russian Imperial Court, reaffirmed in 1901. In 1895 the factory was opened, in 1900 the Trade House was organized. The company ceased operations on March 2, 1918. The firm was engaged in the production of sculpture, objects of worship, everyday life, toilet, dining and tea sets, dishes, selling their products not only in Russia but abroad, where they were, as contemporaries wrote, in considerable demand. The works of the brothers' factory were awarded at the All-Russian Industrial and Art Exhibition in 1896 in Nizhny Novgorod, as well as at exhibitions in Copenhagen (1888) and Chicago (1893). Despite the fact that the Grachev brothers' factory became famous in St. Petersburg as an enterprise for creating objects in the 'Russian' style, the masters also worked in the style of historicism. They performed in a variety of jewelry techniques, including enamel.

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