Pitcher in Neoclassical style
Pitcher in Neoclassical style
Russia, Moscow
1908–1916
E. Cheryatov Gold and Silverware Workshop (Factory), Lorie, Fyodor firm
Crystal, silver; cutting, casting, presswork, chasing, forge-rolling, gilding
Hallmarks: for the firm – “Ф.ЛОРIЕ”; for the factory – “Г.Ч”; validation marks of the Moscow District Assay Office of 1908–1917 – female head in a kokoshnik turned to the right with a dot behind the neck, enclosed in a circle; silver fineness number “84”; export assay hallmark in the form of a female head in a kokoshnik turned to the right, enclosed in a circle.
Conical pitcher made of colorless transparent crystal decorated with diamond cuts and stars, featuring silver, internally gilded mounts including rim with pouring spout, hinged lid, and handle. Smooth ring-shaped mount, bordered at the top and bottom by a frieze in the form of a stylized lictor’s fasces entwined with ribbons, is adorned with relief band of two intertwining laurel branches; spout is highlighted with relief flutes. Finial of the smooth lid is executed in the form of a laurel wreath. Upper part of the smooth S-shaped handle is decorated with a curved acanthus leaf and floral rosettes. Decoration of the pitcher is executed in Neoclassical style.
5655MC78/ДПИ