Pair of fruit vases with the monogram "ATB"
Pair of fruit vases with the monogram "ATB"
Russia, Moscow
1899-1908
Silver, clear colourless crystal; cutting, stamping, chasing, engraving, assembly
Height: 14.2 cm, dish diameter: 14.1 cm
On the central disk (mount plate): "О.К"; 1899-1908 Moscow District Assay Office mark – facing left female head wearing kokoshnik, with the initials of the district assay master Ivan Lebedkin ("ИЛ"), enclosed in circle. On the base exterior surface (on the rim of one of the "petals"): "О. КУРЛЮКОВЪ"; 1899-1908 Moscow District Assay Office triple mark
A pair of vases, each featuring clear colourless crystal bowl shaped as a circular dish with the shaped (scalloped) rim, resting on the conical silver base with the shaped four-petaled rim. The lower section of each vase's base is decorated with the raised, relief composition depicting water lily stems with leaves, and the engraved artistic monogram "ATB". The design of the vases is executed in the Art Nouveau (Modern) style.
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