Set of five teaspoons; 84-proof silver, hallmarked. Assayed by Józef Sosnkowski, who worked in Warsaw from 1869 to 1896.
Weight: 128 g
Length: 15 cm
Ludwik Bernard Nast (1801–1838) was a silversmith who came to Warsaw from Heilbronn in the second half of the 1820s. He was active from 1827 onward. Nast’s firm enjoyed the favor of the Russian authorities, as evidenced by surviving objects bearing the monograms of Tsar Nicholas I, originating from imperial residences in the Kingdom. The workshop also served as a training ground for the next generation of notable goldsmiths. Stanisław Śliwieński trained here; he later ran his own workshop in Radom and then in Kalisz. The founder’s son, Ludwik Walenty, also trained there. After the death of Ludwik Bernard Nast in 1838, until Ludwik Walenty Nast became a journeyman, the workshop was run by his widow, Julianna (Julia) née Heintz (b. 1805 – d. 1897). Until that time, the manufacturer’s mark consisted of the founder’s surname, “Nast,” within an oval, while the workshop’s mark depicted a snake swallowing its tail.
