Butter serving bowl with detachable lid, grip in the form of cast figurine of a cow and tray
Butter serving bowl with detachable lid, grip in the form of cast figurine of a cow and tray
Russian Empire, Glass – Saint Petersburg. Silver – Moscow
1843
Imperial Glass factory
Translucent red glass, silver; сasting, engraving, chasing, grinding
10.6 x 20.0 x 16.2 cm
Maker’s mark: “НЯ” (?), tee of Moscow District Assay department; initials of assay master A. Kowalski –‘’AK” above the date “1943”, alloy “84”, Moscow coat of arms; alloy"84"
Butter serving bowl from transparent red ("ruby") glass, of oval shape with two flat vertical handles, stylized as a bucket, with silver detachable lid with grip and tray. The belt with wide polished facets in the lower and upper parts complements the butter serving bowl surface; multiple-beam rosette is on the bottom. Detachable oval lid with side slots with the edge decorated by relief C-shaped rocaille scrolls is crowned with the sculptural image of a lying cow, serving as a grip. The oval tray with smooth surface and wide side with ornately shaped edge is realized in the form of a plate. The rim is chiseled; the edge is decorated with relief Rocaille ornament of fruits and C-shaped scrolls. Carved monogram “SD” is on the lid and the tray center.
Инв.8169.1-3/ДПИ