Russian Enamel

Dessert vase in the form of a loving cup with the image of fancy flowers on spoon-shaped grooves

    Dessert vase in the form of a loving cup with the image of fancy flowers on spoon-shaped grooves

    Russian Empire, Moscow

    Late 1890s

    Lebedev Nikita

    Silver, enamel; painted enamel over filigree, filigree, granulation, repousse, gilding

    Height 7.0 cm; diameter 11 cm

    Marks: “НЛ”, Moscow city mark with alloy number “84”

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    Gilded silver vase made in the form of the stylized loving cup on a ring-shaped base is decorated in the Neo-Russian style with painted enamel over filigree background. Fancy flowers with leaves on white enamel and gilded repoussed background adorn the vase body with convex spoon-shaped grooves. The vase crown is emphasized with a row of granulated beads and filigree; a belt of stylized flowers with leaves on repoussed background is beneath. The vase base is decorated with geometric pattern. The enamels' color scheme is based on the combination of white, red, green and blue shades.

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