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Source Description
Above the center of the chair's ogee-arched top rail, two confronting horse heads flank a foiled-red enameled star from which is suspended a star burst. A pair of cockerels serves as terminals for the top rail. In the center of the seat cover, appears a rosette with a foiled red center and petals in blue and black. This motif is surrounded by turquoise rectangles with four petaled, orange-foiled blossoms with white centers and turquoise vines set against a partially stippled ground. The lower sides of the chair are similarly enameled.
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Document identity
localId
82472
label
Salt Chair
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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Source metadata
id
82472
sourceUrl
contentType
object
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normalized
title
Salt Chair
description
Above the center of the chair's ogee-arched top rail, two confronting horse heads flank a foiled-red enameled star from which is suspended a star burst. A pair of cockerels serves as terminals for the top rail. In the center of the seat cover, appears a rosette with a foiled red center and petals in blue and black. This motif is surrounded by turquoise rectangles with four petaled, orange-foiled blossoms with white centers and turquoise vines set against a partially stippled ground. The lower sides of the chair are similarly enameled.
provenance
Christies Sale, New York, October 21, 1993, lot 54; puchased by Jean M. Riddell (through Leo Kaplan as agent), Washington, D.C., October 21, 1993; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 2010.
date
1878
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
salt boxes (containers)
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5
pageCount
5
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
18.5
height
11.1
depth
8.3
dimensionsRaw
Overall H: 7 5/16 × W: 4 3/8 × D: 3 1/4 in. (18.5 × 11.1 × 8.3 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Marks] On base: VO over 1878 (unidentified Moscow assay master)
Adler in Cyrillic
88
St. George; [Marks] On frame of base: 88
St. George; [Mark] Inside rim: Adler
med
silver gilding, champlevé enamel
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8127
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EAN
exhibition_ids
3423
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