Pitcher (jug)
Pitcher (jug)
Russia, Moscow
1908-1917
Silver, clear colourless crystal; cutting, casting, chasing, stamping, rolling, gilding
30.5 x 19.0 x 14.0 cm (neck diameter: 8.8 cm)
On the lid inner side: "О.КУРЛЮКОВЪ"; 1908-1917 Moscow District Assay Office mark – facing right female head wearing kokoshnik, with a dot behind the neck, enclosed in a circle
Cylindrical pitcher made of clear, colourless crystal with the handle, featuring silver mount with spout and hinged lid, gilded on the inside. The body of the pitcher is decorated with variations of "diamond" cutting and "stars"; multi-ray rosette is located on the bottom; the handle is adorned with polished facets. The lower section of the smooth, circular mount is decorated on matte background with the frieze of floral pattern comprised of alternating six-petaled flowers on stems with scrolled leaves and lotuses. The smooth lid with dome-like elevation in the center is decorated along the rim with the rolled frieze in the form of stylized lictor’s fasces with entwined ribbons and is surmounted by the finial shaped like a flower bud on.
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