Russian Imperial gilded silver milk jug, Ignatius Sazikov, 1812-1879 Silver hallmarks: 84, И.С., Kokoshnik profile, looking left. Ignatius Sazikov, son of Dmitry Sazikov Imperial Jewelry factory 1812-1879. The owner’s initials are engraved on the side. Weight: 85.13 g; Height: 85 mm = 8.5 cm; The Sazikov house (or Sazikoff in aged spelling), in Cyrillic "Сазиков" , is a goldsmith company founded in 1810 in the Russian Empire , famous for its objects in gold, silver and/or decorated with precious stones. She has received numerous awards at various Russian and international exhibitions. Supplier to the court of SMI, it was one of the first goldsmith houses to begin to develop the neo-Russian style 1 . It is also famous for its representations sculpted in silver 2 . It was in 1793 that the first goldsmith's workshop was founded in Moscow by the son of a peasant, Pavel Fiodorovitch Sazikov, born in Pavlovski Possad and died in 1830 2 . Later, the founder and his son Ignatius (Ignaty) are enrolled in the class of merchants and produce pieces of goldsmithery for the needs of the Church and for the pleasure of the wealthy classes. In 1812, the workshop gave way to a real factory with a store. Ignace Sazikov (died 1879) traveled to Western Europe to learn how to master production techniques 2 , 3 . In 1836, the department (ministry) of manufactures and internal trade issued a decree according to which the firm acquired the status of a factory 4 . Ignatius Sazikov organized the division of labor in the factory, which had a positive effect on productivity. In addition, he opened in 1845 a school of craftsmen-goldsmiths for 80 places 3 . In 1837, he had the right to add “Manufacturer of the Court” to the name of the factory , which was equivalent to the title of “SMI Supplier to the Court” 4 . He opened his subsidiary in Saint Petersburg in 1842. In 1843, he imported from France the first machine for guilloches in Russia. The firm is registered with theUniversal Exhibition of 1851 . The jury selects nine works on popular themes: a rooster, a peasant with a bear, a village woman with a bandoura , a milkmaid, a hunter, etc. For the candelabrum decorated with subjects from the Battle of Kulikovo , the Sazikov house wins the gold medal 1 . In 1868, Ignatius' sons, Pavel and Sergei, succeeded their father in the Moscow business, while the third son, Valentin, succeeded in the Saint Petersburg branch. In the 1880s, the St. Petersburg store moved to Bolchaya Morskaya Street at No. 29. In 1881, the Moscow factory worked for 58 silver poods at 127,000 rubles, that of St. Petersburg for 67 poods at 139,000 rubles. Forty-six employees worked in Moscow and seventy-four in St. Petersburg. In 1887, the company was sold to Khlebnikov 5 .
