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VASE WITH PAINTING OF DUTCH CHURCH INTERIOR, ONE OF TWO

Creator(s): Imperial Porcelain Factory (Manufacturer) , V. Shchetinin (Painter)


About this object

Cast in five pieces: the pedestal, the body in three pieces and the neck. The joints where these fit together are concealed by ormolu bands chased with various decorative designs. Separate curved porcelain handles in the form of acanthus leaves fit into slots decorated with more acanthus leaves. The pedestal and neck are painted dark turquoise blue and are banded with gold. The bottom section has a molded and gilded acanthus leaf ornament. Similarly, the upper part is gilded and tooled with a scrolling acanthus leaf motif that is repeated on the verso of the central part in gold on a dark turquoise ground. Covering the front surface of both vases are large paintings signed V. Shchetinin 1837.This church scene taken from a 17th century painting by an unknown Dutch or Flemish artist, was at one time in the imperial collections.

Object name:
VASE WITH PAINTING OF DUTCH CHURCH INTERIOR, ONE OF TWO
Made from:
Porcelain -- ormolu
Made in:
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Date made:
1837
Size:
53 3/4 in. (136.5 cm)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
25.432.1
Class:
CERAMICS
Signature marks:
MARK cipher of Nicholas I and Imperial crown in underglaze blue; 2.4 p in Cyrillic in overglaze gold [inside rim] INSCRIPTION V. Shchetinin 1837 [painting, bottom right]
Credit line:
Gift of Eleanor Close Barzin, 1974