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A PAIR OF GILT-BRONZE MOUNTED MALACHITE EWERS, ATTRIBUTED TO RUSSIAN LAPIDARY WORKS, PETERHOF, CIRCA 1830-1840 |
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 EUR
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Description
- Haut. 44 cm ; height 17 1/3 in.
(some losses to the lips)
Provenance
Sale Couturier Nicolay, Palais Galliera, Paris, 29 november 1969, lot 49
Condition
The photograph is quite accurate. Chips and losses of malachite on both spouts. The bronze bases extensively tarnished. On one vase, a little loose to the handle and one edge chip on the malachite base. On the other vase, minor chips on two edges of the malachite base.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
A pair of ewers identical to ours is housed in the State Hermitage Museum (illustrated in VB Semyonov, Malachite, Swerdlovsk, 1987, part 1, fig. 52, p.188 and in A. Voronikhina, Malachite dans la Collection de l'Hermitage, Leningrad, 1963, pig. 14). Another similar pair was auctioned at Christie's London, 11-12 June 2003, lot 1 (£ 20,315).
Russia became passionate about hard stones including malachite at the end of the 18th century and throughout the 19th century. The "mosaic" decor, like on our ewers, enabled a playful stone veining that was particularly popular. The assembly points for the malachite pieces were skillfully hidden by the created patterns. The craftsmen were inspired by the designs of ornamentalists like Ivan Ivanovich Galberg and Carlo Rossi (see V.B. Semyonov, op cit, Sverdlovsk, 1987, vol. I, p 133, fig. 11 and vol. II, pp. 112 and 124, figs. 10 and 59).
St. Petersburg was the main creation center for pieces although the quarries were located in the heart of the Ural mountains where a new imperial manufactory was built in Ekaterinenburg in reaction to these objects' popularity. A third factory was established at Kolyvan in Siberia, mainly specialized in monumental pieces.
Russia became passionate about hard stones including malachite at the end of the 18th century and throughout the 19th century. The "mosaic" decor, like on our ewers, enabled a playful stone veining that was particularly popular. The assembly points for the malachite pieces were skillfully hidden by the created patterns. The craftsmen were inspired by the designs of ornamentalists like Ivan Ivanovich Galberg and Carlo Rossi (see V.B. Semyonov, op cit, Sverdlovsk, 1987, vol. I, p 133, fig. 11 and vol. II, pp. 112 and 124, figs. 10 and 59).
St. Petersburg was the main creation center for pieces although the quarries were located in the heart of the Ural mountains where a new imperial manufactory was built in Ekaterinenburg in reaction to these objects' popularity. A third factory was established at Kolyvan in Siberia, mainly specialized in monumental pieces.