Pavel Sazikov. This highly regarded firm of Moscow/St Petersburg jewellers was founded in Moscow in 1793 by Pavel Fedorovich Sazikov. It came to be regarded as one of the finest in Imperial Russia.
Pavel’s son Ignat Pavlovich (1793-1868) took over the business in circa 1835. He rapidly upgraded the production techniques and employed famous sculptors and painters to participate in projects. In 1842 a branch was opened in St Peterburg, and by 1846 the firm had become an outstanding manufacturer of fine jewellery and silverwares and was one of the main suppliers to the Imperial Court.
After Ivan Sazikov died in 1868, his sons inherited his business. Sergei (1823-1880) and Paul (1815-1877) worked in Moscow, Valentine (1830-1877) – in St. Petersburg.
In the latter half of the nineteenth century, Sazikov regularly exhibited at international exhibitions and won numerous awards. In 1882, the head enameller at the firm was Feodor Rückert, who would go on to open his own workshop in Moscow and earn a reputation as one of the country’s finest enamellers.
The Sazikovs’ shops and factories existed until 1887. Later Ivan Khlebnikov firm acquired them.