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Russian fish forks - St Petersberg - another maker?
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2009 11:18 pm
by Salisbury
I believe these forks (155 mm long) to be from St Petersberg, assayer unknown, & the maker's mark seems to be badly stamped - the first letter is not obvious, but the second is W. Can anyone identify the maker?
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Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2009 3:58 am
by Qrt.S
The assayer is Jakov Ljapunov in St Petersburg 1899-1903 but the maker ???. I have to investigate...
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Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2009 12:10 am
by Salisbury
Thank you, Qrt.S. Hope you come up with the maker, but there isn't much of a stamp to go on. A clue might be the fact that the maker's company is probably Vladimir Morozov. Good luck.
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Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 3:53 am
by rdg9596
if this maker - HW.(Henrik Wigström).
St Petersberg and 1899-1903.
Henrik Wigström was one of the two most important Fabergé workmasters along with Michael Perkhin. He was born in Ekenäs or Tammisaari, Finland. Henrik Wigström was apprenticed to a local silversmith named Petter Madsen. Later, he became Perkhin's assistant in 1886, and head workmaster after Perkhin's death in 1903. The number of craftsmen in Wigström's workshop diminished drastically with the outbreak of World War I. By 1918, the Revolution forced the complete closing of the House of Fabergé. Aged 56, Wigström retreated almost empty-handed to his summer house, on Finnish territory, and died there in 1923. His art is similar to Perkhin's but tends to be in the Louis XVI, Empire, or neo-classical style. Nearly all the Fabergé hardstone animals, figures and flowers from this time period were produced under his supervision.
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maybe you are lucky.
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Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2009 2:29 am
by Qrt.S
It might be that the initials are HW, but they are most unlikely Wigström's . Hes mark was H.W. (note the dots!) in an oval shield. In addition Wigström made mostly jewelery in Russian folk style and luxurious pieces in gold. Fashionable cigarette cases was also one of his specialties. He didn't make tableware to my knowledge.
However, Wigström's workshop was also a family affair with his son Henrik Wilhelm and daughter Lyyli so there is of course a small possibility that the item in question was made there, but I don't think so. HW worked with Faberge from 1884 to 1918.
Henrik Wigström was born in Ekenäs/Tammisaari (same city) 2.10.1862 and died in Kivennapa (FI) 1923.
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