Master's Mark of Hedlund Axel - Leningrad - Initials "AHL"

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Letter: AHL
Year: 1764
Shape: Rectangle
Items: engraved plate, GIM; vase and candlesticks, GPM.
Description: Hedlund Axel (born 1764 in Norway, where he likely trained, died 1833), in 1799 a master in St. Petersburg in the foreign guild, in 1816 an alderman; an outstanding master who executed many commissions for the court, had 9 apprentices, his widow continued the business until 1839. The mark is rectangular in shape, depicting the master's initials as three English letters joined together - "AHL". Items: engraved plate, GIM; vase and candlesticks, GPM. Shape: Rectangle