Johann Wilhelm Keibel

German jeweller, goldsmith, silversmith. Hallmark: Keibel. Born in the town of Pasewalk in Prussia (1788). Studied under his uncle Otto Samuel Keibel (1800s) and inherited his workshop in St Petersburg (1809). Master of the guild of foreign masters (1812), assistant alderman (1825), alderman (1828). Collaborated with Carlo Rossi on Empire silverware for the Mikhailovsky Palace, including a mirror for the dressing room of Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna (1819–25) and religious ornaments for the palace chapel (1825–26). Restored the imperial crown for the coronation of Tsar Nicholas I (1826). Awarded the imperial warrant for the production of all Russian orders (1836) and appointed court jeweller and goldsmith (1841). Created the burial crown for the funeral of Tsar Nicholas I (1855). Awarded the Order of St Stanislaus (1859) and the title of hereditary honorary citizen (1859). Died in St Petersburg (1862), where his work was continued by his youngest son and apprentice Julius Eduard Keibel (1862–82). Contributed to exhibitions, including Golden Treasure Trove of the Russian Museum at the Russian Museum in St Petersburg (1998) and St Petersburg: A Portrait of the City and its Citizens at the Russian Museum in St Petersburg (2003).