Accession Nr.: 51.1174
Date of production:
19th century
Place of production: Paris
Inscription: talpán beütött JA korona alatt, P korona alartt liliomos korona, szájperemén 1867 után használt magyar behozatali jegy.
Materials: silver
Dimensions:
height: 19 cm
base diameter: 8,7 cm
opening diameter: 9 cm
The round foot slims towards the top, divided from the cylindrical body with a ring. There are two oval cartouches both at the front and back, showing cupids playing. The cartouches are connected with a bunch of fruits in a bay-leaf frame ending in scrolls. The scenes are surmounted by flowery garlands bay boughs decorated the bottom. The top and the foot rim are plain, jointed. On the basis of the shape and the decoration, this object can be categorized as Neo-Baroque among the different stylistic trends in nineteenth century Europe.

Literature

  • a kiállítást rendezte: Batári Ferenc, Vadászi Erzsébet: Historizmus és eklektika. Az európai iparművészet stíluskorszakai. Iparművészeti Múzeum, Budapest, 1992. - Nr. 361. (Békési Éva)