Fruit bowl (centrepiece)
Fruit bowl (centrepiece)
Russia, Moscow
1899-1908
Silver, transparent colourless crystal; faceting (cutting), chasing, gilding
19.0 x 25.3 x 25.3 cm
Mark on the base (lateral side) – mark of the firm "О.КУРЛЮКОВЪ"; triple mark of the Moscow District Assay Office for 1899-1908 comprising facing left female head wearing a kokoshnik, the silver fineness standard mark "84", and the initials of the district assay master Ivan Lebedkin – "ИЛ”; the Soviet-period restoration mark – a worker's head with the "875" fineness mark
Crystal fruit bowl designed as a rounded bowl with a scalloped rim, set upon a silver base and made of colourless transparent crystal. The bowl is decorated with ornately shaped faceted segments filled alternately with multi-rayed rosettes and the "Russian-stone" (double-cut diamond) facet. The cone-shaped base with the four-lobed edge is decorated with four raised trapezoidal reserves filled alternately with compositions of a poppy flower with leaves, poppy leaves, and water lily leaves. S-scroll frieze and shaped medallions are positioned on the bowl mount. The crystal bowl is secured to the base by a pin with circular retaining disc. The decoration of the vase is executed in the Art Nouveau (Modern) style.
1071/ДПИ