vase
Object NameVase with Bronze and Ormolu Mounts
Made FromGlass, Gilded, Enameled, Bronze, Ormolu, Marble
Dateabout 1820
Place MadeRussia
TechniqueBlown, tooled, applied
SizeOverall H: 32.1 cm, W: 13.2 cm, D: 9.8 cm
Accession Number2008.3.123
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionThe vase is of white opaline and purple glass; blown, tooled, and applied; it bears elaborate gilded and enameled ornament. The vessel has a trumbet-shaped neck and mouth of opaline glass and an egg-shaped purple body. The base of the neck has gilded decoration and the upper half of the body is decorated with a broad register of gilded and enameled floral decoration between narrow borders with enameled star- or flower-like motifs on a gold background. The vase stands on a patinated bronze foot that rests on a shallow marble plinth. It has two opposed ormolu handles in the form of snakes. They are attached to the rim by a collar.Provenance
Source
Christie, Manson & Woods Ltd
1800-1825
1800-1899
probably 1850-1900
1800-1899
1275-1299