Maker's Mark of Pavel Akimov Ovchinnikov - Moscow - initials "P.O"

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Metal: Silver, Gold
Initials: P.O
Year: 1853
Shape: Oval
Items: Various tableware items, a writing set, icon mounts, an album frame with enamel, GIM; a lamp with transparent enamel, MK; a tea service, ERO.
Description: Pavel Akimov Ovchinnikov, founder of a gold and silverware factory in 1853; in the early years, it employed 90 masters and 50 apprentices, had 7 hand-operated machines and three furnaces; in 1870, the annual turnover was 250,000 rubles; in 1881, 300 people, including 130 apprentices; in 1882, he received the title of Purveyor to the Court; this factory was the first to produce items in the Old Russian style; the factory's affairs were continued by the founder's heirs: Mikhail, Alexander, Pavel, and Nikolai Pavlovich; the factory was still known in 1916. The mark is oval in shape, depicting the master's initials "P.O", with the letters separated by a dot in the lower part of the mark. Items: various tableware items, a writing set, icon mounts, an album frame with enamel, GIM; a lamp with transparent enamel, MK; a tea service, ERO. Shape: Oval Metal: GoldSilver