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Creator(s): Unknown

Currently in storage


About this object

The basin is decorated in repousse in the interior. The central medallion in the bottom has in repousse a nude man sitting on a wine barrel and holding a wine jug and a cup of wine. The background is filled with flowers and leaves. The sides are decorated in repousse on the inside with a series of six arches, each with a man in native costume and a leaf and flower background. Between the niches are more leaves.

Made from:
Silver
Made in:
Moscow, Russia
Date made:
1856
Size:
20.3 cm (8 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
12.573
Class:
SILVER
Signature marks:
MARK 1. St. George and the Dragon for Moscow with the date 1856; 2. [transcription] for the tester and date; 3. [transcription] for the silver standard; no maker's mark
Credit line:
Gift of Madame Augusto Rosso, 1968