Flower vase with monogram “BMA” (one of a pair)
Flower vase with monogram “BMA” (one of a pair)
Russia, Moscow
1908–1917
Silver, transparent colorless glass; cutting, casting, chasing, gilding, engraving
31.0 x 11.7 x 8.0 cm
On the outer surface of the base: for the firm – “О.К”; triple hallmark of the Moscow District Assay Office of 1908–1917 – a female head in a kokoshnik turned to the right with silver fineness number “84” and the district code as the Greek letter “delta”; validation mark of the Moscow District Assay Office of 1908–1917 for details – a female head in a kokoshnik turned to the right with a dot behind the neck, enclosed in a circle. On the outer surface of the mount: for the firm – “О.К”; validation mark of the Moscow District Assay Office of 1908–1917 for details – a female head in a kokoshnik turned to the right with a dot behind the neck, enclosed in a circle. On the bottom: for the firm – “О.КУРЛЮКОВЪ”. On the handles: validation marks of the Moscow District Assay Office of 1908–1917 for details – a female head in a kokoshnik turned to the right with a dot behind the neck, enclosed in a circle.
Pair of neoclassical vases made of colorless transparent glass, tetrahedral in shape with a slightly widened rim, with silver mounts on the lower part of the body transitioning into smooth molded base, and a top mount with two handles. Glass body of each vase is decorated with hanging garlands and a belt of floral rosettes with leaves. Quadrangular mount of the lower part of the body is adorned with a relief belt of floral ornament (alternating lotus flowers and five-petal flowers on stems with leaves). Base of one vase features an artistic monogram “BMA”, and the base of the other features the monogram “BMA” and the date "January 31, 1910". Top mount is decorated with relief belt of stylized palmettes within heart-shaped frames; the handles are adorned with a laurel branch ornament.
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