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Source Description
The cup is encircled by three bands of decoration: plique-à-jour flowers and leaves raised over a stippled gilt ground; translucent red enamel over a zigzag guilloché ground; and opaque painted filigree blossoms and scrolls in light green, white, dark green, blue, and translucent red over a stippled gilt ground. The handle is decorated with geometric motifs in opaque enamel raised over a silver gilt ground. A cup-shaped, silver gilt thumb piece is attached to the top of the handle.The saucer's decoration includes bands of plique-à-jour and translucent red enamel over a guilloché ground identical to those on the cup. Raised, opaque filigree enamel is used for the central motif: a rosette in translucent red, blue and green enamel encircled by a band of foliate scrolls in white, deep green, and blue enamel.The porcelain liner by the Brothers Korniloff is rimmed in gilt.The Khalili Collection includes a very similar demitasse set produced by the 11th Artel(Rus070).
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Document identity
localId
82338
label
Demitasse and Saucer
core
obj
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object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
82338
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Demitasse and Saucer
description
The cup is encircled by three bands of decoration: plique-à-jour flowers and leaves raised over a stippled gilt ground; translucent red enamel over a zigzag guilloché ground; and opaque painted filigree blossoms and scrolls in light green, white, dark green, blue, and translucent red over a stippled gilt ground. The handle is decorated with geometric motifs in opaque enamel raised over a silver gilt ground. A cup-shaped, silver gilt thumb piece is attached to the top of the handle.The saucer's decoration includes bands of plique-à-jour and translucent red enamel over a guilloché ground identical to those on the cup. Raised, opaque filigree enamel is used for the central motif: a rosette in translucent red, blue and green enamel encircled by a band of foliate scrolls in white, deep green, and blue enamel.The porcelain liner by the Brothers Korniloff is rimmed in gilt.The Khalili Collection includes a very similar demitasse set produced by the 11th Artel(Rus070).
provenance
Jean M. Riddell, Washington, D.C. [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 2010, by bequest.
date
1908-1917
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
cups (drinking vessels)
saucers
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
2.5
height
10.2
dimensionsRaw
Saucer (.1): H: 1 x Diam: 4 in. (2.5 x 10.2 cm)Demitasse Cup Holder (.2): H: 2 9/16 x W: 3 1/8 x D: 2 in. (6.5 x 8 x 5.1 cm)Cup Liner (.3): H: 2 3/16 x Diam: 1 7/8 in. (5.6 x 4.8 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Mark] On base of demitasse: 11A.; [Symbols] kokoshnik right
delta
84; [inscribed indecipherable numerals or letters]; [Mark] On inside rim of saucer: 11A.; [Symbols] kokoshnik right
delta
84 (obscured)
[inscribed marks identical to those on cup]; [Mark] Painted label on porcelain liner: Brothers Kornikoff with Imperial warrant
med
silver gilding, plique-à-jour, en plein enamel over a guilloché ground, and painted filigree enamel, porcelain
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3236
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EAN
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none
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1
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0
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photo
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