Jug with a finial in the form of a cast partridge figurine
Jug with a finial in the form of a cast partridge figurine
Russia, Moscow
1908-1917
Silver, transparent colourless crystal; cutting, casting, chasing, rolling, stamping, carving, gilding
Height 32 cm; neck 9 × 8 cm; bottom 20.7 cm; lid 9.5 × 8 cm
Mark on the mount external surface (bottom section): makers' mark "О.КУРЛЮКОВ[Ъ]"; assay mark of the Moscow District Assay Office for 1900-1917 – female head in kokoshnik turned to the right with a dot behind the neck, enclosed in a circle; fineness mark "84"
Jug made of colourless transparent crystal with silver, interior-gilded rim mount, pouring spout, hinged lid, and ornately shaped handle. The conical body is decorated in the lower section with a pattern of multi-ray rosettes and stars; the upper section features a four-row band of "finger" facets. The smooth, collar-like rim mount is decorated at the bottom with a relief frieze in the form of a stylized lictor’s fasces bound with acanthus leaves, and at the top – with the artistically engraved monogram "ET" on both sides. The hemispherical lid, adorned along the edge with a cord-patterned band, is surmounted by the cast sculptural figure of a partridge. The sides of the handle are decorated on both sides with flower rosette and laurel branch.
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