Master's Mark of Zacharias Deichman - Leningrad - Initials "ZD"

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Metal: Silver
Initials: ZD
Year: 1709-1776
Shape: Rectangle
Items: salt cellar, chased censer, gold chalice, diskos, wine bottle cooler, sugar bowl, SHRM; chased washstand and gospel cover, NRM; silver miniature house, GPM.
Description: Zacharias Deichman (b. 1709, Olonets, d. 1776). Studied in Moscow, where he became a journeyman. In 1731, a master silversmith of the foreign guild in St. Petersburg. From 1760-1776, executed many commissions for the Imperial Court Office and had many apprentices, including his son and brother who continued his work. The mark is rectangular with the master's initials "ZD". Items: salt cellar, chased censer, gold chalice, diskos, wine bottle cooler, sugar bowl, SHRM; chased washstand and gospel cover, NRM; silver miniature house, GPM. Shape: Rectangle Metal: Silver