Pair of Claret jugs (decanters)
Pair of Claret jugs (decanters)
Russia, Moscow
1908-1916
Silver, transparent colourless crystal; faceting, casting, chasing, gilding
Height: 16.5 cm
Mark of the firm: "ЛОРIЕ" (LORIÉ); the workshop's mark: "Е.Ч" (E.CH); assay marks of the Moscow District Assay Office of 1908-1917, featuring a right-facing female head wearing a kokoshnik with a dot behind the neck, enclosed within a circle; "84" zolotnik fineness code
A pair of globular decanters crafted from colourless crystal and decorated with complex faceting in the form of multi-rayed rosettes. Each piece is fitted with a smooth, monolithic glass handle and silver mount with interior gilding, which includes a collared neck with a pouring spout and a hinged lid. The smooth surfaces of the ring-shaped neck mounts are decorated with the engraved stylized geometric pattern. The hinged lids are decorated with a relief spiral pattern centered with a cabochon-cut carnelian semi-precious stone. The thumbpiece (hinge lever) of the lids is sculptured in the form of a dynamic volute scroll.
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