Butter bowl in the form of wooden bucket, with detachable lid with grip in the form of cast goat figurine
Butter bowl in the form of wooden bucket, with detachable lid with grip in the form of cast goat figurine
Russian Empire, Lid – Moscow: glass – Saint-Petersburg
Lid – Moscow; glass – Saint Petersburg, 1875
Khlebnikov factory, Imperial Glass Factory
Silver, translucent ruby glass; casting, chasing, gilding, carving, gold painting, blowing
9.1 x 17.0 x 11.7 cm
Marks: firm “ХЛЕБНИКОВЪ”, armorial shield; tee of Moscow City Assay department; initials of assay master “A.C.” above the date “1875”, alloy “84” and Moscow city coat of arms
Ruby glass butter dish stylized as wooden bucket, with silver gilded detachable lid with grip. The butter dish surface is decorated with wide square facets, emphasized by golden layer. Detachable lid is adorned with braid-shaped carved ornament and topped by the sculptural image of a goat on round base that is the grip.
Инв.7251.1-2/ДПИ