Currently in storage
About this object
The ewer has a bulbous body and a long thin neck and an S-shaped handle. Except for the handle most of the surface is decorated in repousse. é. There are six pointed ovals around the body each with a standing figure of man in what appears to be Georgian dress, holding a musical instrument. In the spaces between the ovals, above and below, are animals and birds with leaves. The neck is decorated in relief with leaves.
- Made from:
- Silver
- Made in:
- Moscow, Russia
- Date made:
- 1864
- Size:
- 26.7 cm (10 1/2 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 12.572
- Class:
- SILVER
- Signature marks:
- MARK [Symbol] St. George and the Dragon Not recorded in file. Identifies the piece as having been made in Moscow. Assayer's mark [Cyrillic capital initials over a date] A.S/1864 Not recorded in file. Mark of Assayer A. Svechin, served 1862-75. See Postnikova-Loseva, p. 205, mark 2113. mark 84 Not recorded in file. Indicates silver standard. maker's mark [Cyrillic initials] I.G Not recorded in file. Mark of the firm of Ivan Semenovich Gubkin, founded in 1841. The mark seems to be early. See Postnikova-Loseva, page 216, mark 2483.
- Credit line:
- Gift of Madame Augusto Rosso, 1968