Vasiliy
Matveyevich Ashmarin (middle XIX century — after 1902, Moscow) — the owner
of a fashionable factory of silver products, gold (silver) affairs at the end of the XIX century
master, enameler, skilled carver stichel.
The works
of master Ashmarin are highly appreciated among collectors. Factory products
presented in the collection The State
Historical Museum, they can also be found on the platforms of world
auction houses and in private collections.
Little is known about the life of Vasily Matveevich. Born in the middle of the XIX century,
presumably a native Podolsk
county ("patrimony" of jewelers) Moscow province. He was known
as a silversmith, a jeweler.
Presented twice Russian
empire (class: gold and silver items) on World
Exhibition in Paris (
1899-1900), twice awarded bronze
medals.
Lived
in Moscow (own home ownership by Kologrivsky
Lane). The building has not been preserved to this day. A silverware factory was located at the same address from
1883 to 1909. According to information from
1901, there were 25 workers at the factory.
With
1902 to 1909 according to the address and reference book "The whole of Moscow "
home ownership passes to his wife Agafya Andreevna Ashmarina. The case is continued
by his son Stepan Vasilyevich Ashmarin.
Vasiliy
Matveyevich was famous for his creative imagination and artistic improvisation,
precision and accuracy of execution of jewelry orders. Silverware
passed through the hands of the master and his students blooms with fabulous patterns
of the traditional "Russian style". There are also carved landscape motifs
"white stone" framed with black and the finest work twisted scan and
grain bordering scaly and mesh hemispheres of plant ornaments.
Salt shakers,
cups, cup holders, ladles and trays alternate silver and fancy enamels with
an iridescent sheen of lemon gilding, dashed rays on cutlery and
snuffboxes keep the secrets of monograms.
Brands on products:
According to the index of Postnikova-Loseva brands (
№2320; №2321; №2280; №2258) and the Geoffrey Watts catalog has 4
varieties of initials on the stamps of the Ashmarin V. M. silverware factory, and
namely:
No.2320 VMA + (sometimes a medal with a master's profile
Ashmarina)
No.2321 V.M.A. + (sometimes a medal with the profile
of the master Ashmarin)
No.2280 V.ASHMARIN + (medal with master's profile
Ashmarina)
No.2258 ASHMARIN
Next to the personal stamps of the master (No. 2320 — VMA; No. 2280
— V. ASHMARIN), sometimes there is a medal with an indistinguishable image.
According to researcher Belokhvostikov A. A., this medal is found
next to the nominal stamp after 1899 and is a miniature of the award
bronze medal.
Awards:
Bronze medal "La médaille de l'Exposition universelle de
Paris" (1899; Paris, France)
Bronze medal "La médaille de l'Exposition
universelle de Paris" (1900; Paris, France)
The works of Vasily Matveyevich Ashmarin factory are presented in
the collection of the State Historical Museum.
Electronic catalog of HIMa_ Ashmarin V. M.
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