Master's Mark of Keibel Otto Samuel - Leningrad - initials "Keibel"

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Metal: Gold
Letter: Keibel
Year: 1768-1808
Items: Gold Order of St. Andrew the First-Called and snuffboxes, GIM; Order of St. Catherine 2nd Class, snuffbox, GOKh. Metal Metal: Gold
Description: Keibel Otto Samuel (b. 1768 in Prussia, d. 1809). In 1797, a guild master goldsmith and jeweler in St. Petersburg; in 1807-1808, an alderman. An outstanding master and jeweler who had apprentices, including his son Johann Wilhelm Keibel. After his father's death, J. W. Keibel continued his father's business, retaining his mark. In 1825-1828, he was assistant to the warden, and from 1828, warden of the foreign guild. In 1828, Keibel the Younger made the Russian Imperial Crown. From 1836 to 1841, he was entrusted with the manufacture of order insignia. The last known information about the Keibel factory dates to 1910. The master's mark features the surname in uppercase letters "Keibel". Items: gold Order of St. Andrew the First-Called and snuffboxes, GIM; Order of St. Catherine 2nd Class, snuffbox, GOKh. Metal: Gold