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A COPPER AND ENAMEL TEA CADDY, PROBABLY AFANASII AND STEPAN POPOV MANUFACTORY, VELIKII USTIUG, CIRCA 1780S |
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- height 13cm, 5 1/8 in.
decorated with 'Cupid carrying a secret letter in his hand and stepping on another one with his foot', the Baroque emblem “Parfait [perfect] love aims but once”, from Simvoly i Emblemata, 1705, no. 117
Condition
With chips and cracks to the enamel throughout. In some instances the relief decoration has broken off. The bottom with visible old restoration.
"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
For a comparable tea caddy with floral decoration in the Hermitage, see Russkaia emal’ XII-nachal XX veka iz sobraniia Gosudarstvennogo Ermitazha, Leningrad: Khudozhnik RSFSR, 1987, no. 111 and page 243. For a fine enamelled teapot made in Velikii Ustiug or Solvychegodsk with the same emblem and ornament, now in the collection of the Walters Museum, see A. Odom, Russian Enamels: Kievan Rus to Fabergé, no. 19, pp. 54-55.