Russian Metal Artworks

Coffee pot. From a coffee service with the monogram "ИА"

    Coffee pot. From a coffee service with the monogram "ИА"

    1908–1917

    Kurlyukov firm

    Silver, ivory; casting, stamping, gilding, mounting, engraving

    16.1 x 18.0 x 9.8 cm

    Marks. Inside the spout: the firm's mark – "ОК"; the verification mark of the Moscow District Assay Office of 1908–1917 for small component parts. On the outer surface of the bottom: the firm's mark – "О.КУРЛЮКОВЪ"; the "triple" hallmark of the Moscow District Assay Office of 1908–1917 – a woman's head in a kokoshnik turned to the right, with the fineness number "84" and the district code letter represented by the Greek letter "delta". On the handle: the verification mark of the Moscow District Assay Office of 1908–1917 for small component parts.

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    The coffee pot is made of silver, internally gilded, cylindrical with slight expansion in the lower part of the form, with straight spout, hinged lid with finial, and loop handle with two ivory insulators. The body of the coffee pot is decorated with relief composition consisting of laurel wreath suspended from stylized lambrequins (festoons). The composition is complemented by stylized palmettes and scroll-stems; inside the wreath there is artistically designed engraved monogram "ИA". Long relief shoot with scrolls at the ends is located on both sides of the coffee pot's spout, emphasizing it. The finial is executed in the form of openwork rhombus formed by flower with leaves extending from it. The handle is free from decor.


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