Pitcher
Pitcher
Russia, Moscow
1899–1908
E. Cheryatov Gold and Silverware Workshop (Factory), Lorie, Fyodor firm
Silver, transparent colorless glass; еngraving, flashed glass, casting, carving, gilding
Height 26.0 cm
Hallmarks: for the firm – “ЛОРIЕ”; for the factory – “Е.Ч”; triple hallmark of the Moscow District Assay Office of 1899–1908 – female head in a kokoshnik turned to the left with silver fineness number “84” and initials of the district assay master I. Lebedkin “ИЛ”; validation mark of the Moscow District Assay Office of 1899–1908 for details – female head in a kokoshnik turned to the left with initials of the district assay master I. Lebedkin “ИЛ”, enclosed in a circle.
Pitcher made of transparent colorless glass smoothly transitioning into green (cased glass technique), featuring silver, internally gilded mounts including rim with pouring spout, hinged lid with thumbpiece, and handle. Glass body, oval at the base and tapering upwards, is decorated in matte engraving technique with depiction of curved grapevine with leaves and fruits. Smooth ring-shaped mount is decorated on both sides with three applied water lily leaves on stems. Thumbpiece of the hinged lid is executed in the form of water lily leaves. Handle is smooth and free of decoration. Carved inscriptions on the mount and lid read: “ПЕРЕХОДЯЩИЙ ПРИЗ // традиционных // встреч // по // стрельбе // между шк. ФЗУ // заводов // "Серп и Молот" и "Электросталь". // Учрежден в 1939 г.” (“CHALLENGE PRIZE // of traditional // matches // in // shooting // between FZU schools // of the plants // ‘Serp i Molot’ and ‘Elektrostal’. // Established in 1939”).
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