COVERED BEAKER ON THREE BALL FEET
Creator(s): Il'ia Ivanov Sliuniai (Silversmith)
Currently in storage
About this object
On the sides are three medallions with busts in silver repoussé on a gilt ground; two are of Caesars wearing the laurel wreaths and one is of an Oriental wearing a turban. Between these is an elaborate decoration in silver repoussé of clusters of fruit, leaves and flowers on a punched ground. The rim, the base and the ball feet are gilded. The detachable cover has a floral decoration in silver repoussé. The rest is gilt, including the pinecone handle on the top.
- Object name:
- COVERED BEAKER ON THREE BALL FEET
- Made from:
- Silver -- parcel gilt
- Made in:
- Moscow, Russia
- Date made:
- 1740-1750
- Size:
- 18.9 × 8.9 cm (7 7/16 × 3 1/2 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 12.8.1-2
- Class:
- SILVER
- Signature marks:
- MARK bottom: three hallmarks, 1. St. George and the Dragon for Moscow with an illegible date, 2. I H C, 3. A R; mark numbers 1 and 3 are repeated on the rim of the cover
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973