THE BRAZIER MARK OF JOHN HUGH LE SAGE, LONDON, 1746; THE PAN MARK OF ND, PROBABLY FOR NIKOLAY DOHM, ST. PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1746

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A GEORGE II SILVER BRAZIER AND A RUSSIAN SILVER WARMING PAN ENSUITE
THE BRAZIER MARK OF JOHN HUGH LE SAGE, LONDON, 1746; THE PAN MARK OF ND, PROBABLY FOR NIKOLAY DOHM, ST. PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1746
Of inverted bell form, the lower body pierced with lozenges and ovals, with removable central three-wick burner and cover, the body supported on three scroll legs with wooden ball feet, with hinged dish supports above, the scroll handles with turned wooden grips, the body engraved with Royal arms within the Garter motto, together with a silver covered dish, circular with turned wooden handle, the cover with hinged handle with turned wooden grip, the dish and cover engraved with a crest and Earl's coronet, the brazier marked underneath and under burner, the dish marked on body and cover bezel
10¼ in. (26 cm.) diameter; 121 oz. 10 dwt. (3,779 gr.) gross weight (2)

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Lot Essay

The crest is that of John Carmichael, 3rd Earl of Hyndford (1701-1767). A noted diplomat, Lord Hyndford served as ambassador to Prussia from 1741-42, to Russia from 1744-49, and to Vienna from 1752-64. He likely acquired the present Russian warming pan, which bears the maker's mark of St. Petersburg silversmith Nikolay Dohm, during his time in the city. Dohm was regarded as the leading Russian silversmith at the time, and worked extensively for the Imperial Court. The British Royal arms engraved on the brazier attest to its belonging to an ambassadorial issue of plate.
PHOTO CAPTION:

John Carmichael, 3rd Earl of Hyndford (1701-1767)
by Jonathan Richardson the elder
Oil on Canvas, 1726
Scottish National Portrait Gallery

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