17th century Russians in Ipswich
THE first sale at new premises for Ipswich auctioneers Lockdales, now at the former officers’ barracks in Martlesham Heath, included two pieces of silver and enamel ware of the type associated with the Solvychegodsk region.
In the 16th and 17th centuries, Solvychegodsk, or Usolsk as it was then known, was a commercial, han…