Vase with the enamel miniature of a Boyarynya ("Boyar's Wife")
Vase with the enamel miniature of a Boyarynya ("Boyar's Wife")
Russia, Moscow
1908-1917
Silver, enamel; painted matte enamel en plein, chasing, gilding, stamping
7.5 x 28.5 x 13.8 cm
Marks on the bottom: "О.КУРЛЮКОВЪ"; triple mark) of the Moscow District Assay Office for 1808-1917 featuring facing right female head wearing a kokoshnik, the silver fineness standard mark "84", and the district code letter – Greek letter "delta" (δ). On both handles (along the edge, on the exterior) – firm's mark "О.К."
Oval silver vase with interior gilding, featuring walls that taper toward a wavy rim and equipped with two flat, shaped shelf-like handles. Positioned in the center of the vase, within a shaped medallion bordered on both sides by stylized acanthus leaves, is the painted enamel inlay depicting a boyarynya (boyar's wife) holding bread and salt. The remaining surface of the vase is smooth and completely free of decoration. The keel-shaped handles of the vase are decorated with painted enamel inlays depicting a fantastical flower, enclosed within stylized acanthus leaves. The vase is executed in the Neo-Russian style.
2104/ДПИ