Fruit (candy) bowl with the enamel miniature and removable cover
Fruit (candy) bowl with the enamel miniature and removable cover
Russia, Moscow
1908–1917
Silver, colourless transparent crystal, enamel; cutting, casting, chasing, "en plein" (matte) painted enamel
23.0 x 27.0 cm; weight of silver: 628 g
Maker’s marks – “О.КУРЛЮКОВЪ”, “О.К.”; triple mark of the Moscow District Assay Office (1908-1917) – facing right female head in kokoshnik with the silver fineness "84"; the Greek letter "delta"
Vase made of colourless transparent crystal in the form of a rounded dish with the scalloped rim, set on the silver base with two silver side handles featuring pendants. The surface of the bowl is decorated with vertical roll cuts, each featuring circular optical polishing (lens cuts). The conical base is adorned on one side with large relief image of the stylized flower with stem and scrolled leaves, and on the other side with the "en plein" enamel miniature depicting a boy in outerwear sitting at the table, holding a ring of barankas (bread rings) in one hand and a bundle bag (sack) in the other. The scene is set inside a village house: Russian stove with a pot is on the left, and a window with flowers on the windowsill is on the right.
The miniature is enclosed within the shaped reserve and framed by mirror-symmetrical relief composition of large stylized flowers with leaves and stems. The smooth, flat vertical handles with pierced openings are attached to the base, decorated at the bottom with abstract geometric shapes, and each enhanced with two oval pendants featuring bows and polychrome enamel inserts. The vase is designed in the Neo-Russian style.
5657.1-2MC84/ДПИ