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Tea-kettle, Stand and Burner |
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The tea-kettle is part of the Oranienbaum Service which today consists
of seven objects in silver made by the London master silversmiths Nicholas
Sprimont, Thomas Hemming and Fuller White in the 1750's. The service got
its name from the fact that prior to its move to the Winter Palace it
was kept in the Chinese Palace in Oranienbaum, the favourite residence
of Peter III, the husband of the future Empress Catherine the Great. The
service was made in the chinoiserie - style. The decoration on
the tea-kettle is unusual - on the body the silversmith has chased scenes
from Chinese life which must have been taken from engravings. The mascarons
(grotesque faces) located at the base of the leaves also have oriental
features. This is an outstanding, original work which embodies all the
wealth of the artistic concept.
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