Stand for delicacies

Metalwork Collection

Accession Nr.: 64.219.1-2
Artist/Maker:
Inscription: talp alján beütve: városi hitelesítő-és mesterjegy: Karl Blasius (ld.
Neuwirth Markenlexikon 5., Nr. 73; Reitzner p. 199. Nr. 1084)
Materials: silver
Techniques: cast; chased; engraved decoration; hammered
Dimensions:
height: 20,5 cm
diameter: 12x19 cm
The prismatic plinth of cut corners stands on four bun feet with ribbed sides. The rim of the plinth is decorated with serrated leaves. The bowl with fluted leaf motifs forms half an egg it is flanked by two herms with faun heads. The lid has a jointed rim, surmounted by a frieze-like leaf decoration, arranged in semicircular curves. The middle of the lid is domed and ribbed its finial is enriches with berry and leaf motifs. There is a town and a maker's mark impressed on the bottom of the foot.

Literature

  • Neuwirth Waltraud: Wiener Silber: Namens- und Firmenpunzen, 1781-1866. magánkiadás, Wien, 2002. - Nr. 323, 324, 325-332
  • Szerk.: Péter Márta: A klasszicizmustól a biedermeierig. Az európai iparművészet stíluskorszakai. Iparművészeti Múzeum, Budapest, 1990. - Nr. 2.48. (Békési Éva)