Loving Cup
The three-handled cup is worked in repousée with two rows of lobes enclosing either Usolsk-type blossoms or swans afloat flanked by tendrils of vegetation. Both the upper border and the handles are decorated with blossoms in pastel colors over a creamy white enamel. Braided wire outlines the lobes and the edges of the loving cup. Below are loose scrolls of filigree against a violet ground.
Sotheby's, New York, June 23, 1983; Leo Kaplan, New York; Jean M. Riddell, Washington, D.C., August 18, 1983, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2010, by bequest.
[Marks] On base in Cyrillic: P. Ovchinnikov with Imperial warrant; kokoshnik left, IL (Ivan Lebedkin, Moscow assay master), 88; [Dutch import mark] In Cyrillic: P7.; [Inventory number] 261
Bequest of Mrs. Jean M. Riddell, 2010
1899-1908
H: 3 7/8 x Diam: 4 1/4 in. (9.8 x 10.8 cm)
Номер 44.756
Размер H: 2 1/4 × W: 4 7/16 × D: 3 1/8 in. (5.7 × 11.3 × 8 cm)