Flower vase
Flower vase
Russia, Moscow
1899-1908
Lorie, Fyodor firm, Cheryatov Egor (Georgy)
Silver, glass; faceting (cutting), chasing
Height: 24.4 cm
Firm mark – "ЛОРIЕ"; factory mark – "Е.Ч"; triple mark) of the Moscow District Assay Office for 1899-1908 featuring facing left female head wearing a kokoshnik, the silver fineness standard mark "84", and the initials of the district assay master Ivan Lebedkin – “ИЛ”
Vase made of colourless transparent glass set upon a square moulded silver base, featuring silver rim mount. The four-sided body of the vase, designed with a thick-bottomed heavy base, is decorated with notched cutting. The smooth rim mount is decorated along the edge with raised leaf scrolls executed in the Neo-Russian style. The tall base with slightly convex walls is adorned with uneven raised circles containing textured stippled dots inside.
7387/ДПИ