Szamovárka

Metalwork Collection

Accession Nr.: 61.702.1-2
Date of production:
second half of the 19th cent.
Place of production: Austria
Inscription: hitelesítő jegye talpába beütve
Materials: silver
Techniques: cast; chased
Dimensions:
height: 6,2 cm
base diameter: 2,7 cm
opening diameter: 1,6 cm
The cylindrical body narrows towards the top it is supported by three curved, jointed legs that end in female heads. The whole surface is covered with rich foliage. There are three oval medallions in the middle, depicting two male and a female portrait. The double-scroll handle is jointed, the cover is decorated with repousse string of pearls. Equipped with a bun finial on the top. The small spout is soldered to the bottom of the body, turned downwards.

Literature

  • a kiállítást rendezte: Batári Ferenc, Vadászi Erzsébet: Historizmus és eklektika. Az európai iparművészet stíluskorszakai. Iparművészeti Múzeum, Budapest, 1992. - Nr. 544. (Békési Éva)