AN ALEXANDER II RUSSIAN 84 ZOLOTNIK (875 STANDARD) SILVER WINE COASTER, SAINT PETERSBURG 1864, BY ROBERT COLQUHOUN (KOKHUN) RETAILED BY NICHOLS AND PLINKE (ACTIVE 1829-1898)

An Alexander II Russian 84 zolotnik (875 standard) silver wine coaster, Saint Petersburg 1864, by Robert Colqhuon (Kokhun) retailed by Nichols and Plinke (active 1829-1898)

Of circular form, the sides decorated with openwork weaving, applied with a fruiting vine rim. Fully marked to base rim, assayer’s mark obscured, with imperial warrant mark and Colqhuon’s mark partially obscured.

Diameter – 19.5 cm / 7.6 inches

Weight – 599 grams / 12.2 ozt

Robert Colqhoun (or Kokhun, as it was rendered in Russian) was one of the many talented and energetic foreign entrepreneurs in St. Petersburg. Together with Heinrich Plinke, he bought out the firm Nichols and Plinke in 1851 and in 1854, he acquired the workshop and all the models of Carl Johann Tegelsten. Colqhuon's mark appears on a great deal of silver made for the Imperial court and members of the Imperial family.

A five-piece tea service on tray of 1859 by Colqhuon, sold Sotheby’s New York, 16 April 2013, Lot 136 ($18,750 incl. premium)

A silver and glass decanter set on stand of 1863 by Colqhuon, sold Sotheby’s New York, 12 April 2011, Lot 348 ($10,000 incl. premium)

Серебряная подставка для вина, периода Александрa III-гo, 84-ой пробы серебра, Санкт-Петербург, 1864 г., мастер Роберт Колхуон (Кохун), продано фирмой "NP" Николс и Плинке (работали c 1829 г. по 1898 г.)