Basin - part of a toilette set with the coat of arms of the Vigyázó family

Metalwork Collection

Accession Nr.: 53.2191.1
Inscription: a készlethez tartozó fedeles doboz oldalán beütött
évszámos bécsi hitelesítő jegy és feloldatlan
HR mesterjegy
Materials: silver-gilt
Techniques: chased; chiselled
Dimensions:
height: 8,7 cm
length: 36 cm
width: 26,5 cm
The basin is rectangular, with fluted sides and plain surface. There is an escutcheon on one of the longer sides: two griffins rampant, holding an escutcheon with a nine-pointed coronet. The footed jug has a jointed, wavy rim it stands on a fluted foot, the body bulging at the bottom, narrowing towards the top. It has a broad spout and a jointed rim. The handle is jointed, enriched with scrolls and foliage, with a repousse griffin in the middle. The whole surface is chased and chiselled with flowery foliage against a punched base. There is a coat of arms at the front. The footed cup is jointed, its decoration is identical with that of the jug. The box is rectangular, equipped with a detachable cover. The whole surface is decorated with foliage against a punched background. The foot is engraved with lozenges. The two, covered bowls are ball-shaped and stout their decoration is identical with that of the box, enriched with a coat of arms on the cover. The four scent bottles have plain, square feet. They are made of grinded glass. The decoration of their cap is identical with the motifs on the other objects. The coat of arms on the toilette set is yet unidentified.

Literature

  • Dr. Horváth Hilda: Iparművészeti tárgyak a gr. Vigyázó család gyűjteménében. Művészettörténeti Értesítő, 62. (2013). 2013. - 17-32:21.
  • a kiállítást rendezte: Batári Ferenc, Vadászi Erzsébet: Historizmus és eklektika. Az európai iparművészet stíluskorszakai. Iparművészeti Múzeum, Budapest, 1992. - Nr. 353. (Békési Éva)