Moscow Kremlin Museums: - Tsars’ silver - masterpieces of the Augsburg goldsmithery

Tsars’ silver - masterpieces of the Augsburg goldsmithery

Spread eagle with sceptre and orb
Germany, Augsburg, 1650-1670-s. Makers Drentvett Abraham I and Mannlih Henry. Silver, embossing, gilding, casting. In 1671 it was donated to Tsar Alexey Mikhailovich by Michail Wisniowiecki the King of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
Candlestick shaped as a vase
Germany, Augsburg, 1685. Drentvett Abraham II. Silver, casting, embossing, engraving.
Lidded jug shaped as a female bust
Germany, Augsburg, 1650-s. Maker Melhior Gelb. Silver, base metal, embossing, casting, pouncing. An ambassadorial gift, brought by Charles X Gustav, the king of Sweden, in 1655.
Trivet with a sculpture as a decoration of the fireplace
Germany, Augsburg, 1680-1696. Silver, iron, casting, embossing, oxydation.
Cup with a hinging lid
Germany, Augsburg, 1567-1581. Silver, glass, casting, embossing, etching. Belonged to Tsarevich Ivan, the son of Ivan the Terrible.
Double goblet
Germany, Augsburg, 1576-1583. Silver, casting, embossing, pouncing.
Hand-wash jug "Lion" with a removable lid shaped as a crown
Germany, Augsburg 1674-1680. Maker Mannlih Henry. Silver, casting, embossing, pouncing. Donated to Peter I by Charles XII, the King of Sweden, in 1699.
Wash-tub decorated with an image of "The parthians captured by Tiberius and Agrippina"
Germany, Augsburg, 1695-1699. Maker Biller Albrecht. Silver, embossing, pouncing, gilding.
Warrior - the rider
Germany, Augsburg, 1680-1696. Maker Biller Albrecht. Silver, casting, embossing, pouncing.
Pickle bowl
Germany, Augsburg, 1610-1625. Monogrammist "НВ". Silver, casting, embossing, pouncing.

February, 22, 2008 - June, 01, 2008

Germany, Augsburg, the Maximilian museum

Organized by:: The Moscow Kremlin Museums, Maximilian museum, Augsburg Municipal Art Collections

Spread eagle with sceptre and orb The exhibition of the Augsburg silver-work, organized in the Moscow Kremlin Museums, reveals a history of the two great countries' collaboration. It represents outstanding articles of different styles and forms from antique to modern. All the exhibits, both historical monuments and interior utensils, are wonders of delicate workmanship.

The Armoury Chamber possesses the world largest collection of artworks by the Augsburg silversmiths, which consists of over 500 items. Due to art of its execution the Augsburg silver-work of great cultural and artistic value was always in demand as ambassadorial gifts by the representatives of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, Holy Roman Empire, Denmark and Sweden.

The display includes different precious utensils, decorative sculptures usually placed near the fireplaces, silverware and allows visitors to learn a history and development of goldsmithery, which have glorified Augsburg and its silversmiths.