Three Russian Carved Hardstone and Kalgan Jasper Tazze, Imperial Lapidary Workshops, Ekaterinburg, 1870s
Session begins in
December 18, 06:00 PM GMT
Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 USD
Bid
9,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
the kalgan jasper bodies decorated with gadrooning, fluting and carved acanthus leaves, the upper sections formed of abundant fruiting vines in variously coloured hardstones
height of tallest 9 1/2 in.
24.1 cm
A pair of similarly designed fruit tazze were ordered from the Imperial Lapidary Workshops the 24th of June 1875, with their production starting on 1 July and finishing on 12 November 1875. The pair cost 1,270 rubles.
Another example from a pair of fruiting tazze designed by Alexandre I. Valberkh (1844-1881) is recorded in 1875 as costing 715 rubles and 82 kopecks.
We are grateful to Paul Dyson for his assistance with this lot.