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Art objects
Miscellaneous
Wall-mounted decoration shaped as crook-neck pumpkin, with ornament against a yellow background and decoration of characters meaning “good luck” in reserves.
Contemporary
Porcelain, polychrome paint with ‘famille rose’ colour scheme
The Museum of Ceramics and Porcelain, Jingdezhen
#2 2007 (15), #3 2017 (56)
25819
Miscellaneous
Vessel shaped as a traditional incense burner
Contemporary
Manufactured at the plant of traditional porcelain, Jingdezhen
Porcelain, polychrome paint
The Jiangxi Provincial Museum
#2 2007 (15), #3 2017 (56)
25820
Miscellaneous
A Gambs cabinet bureau
Early 19th cent.
Belonging to the Gatchina Palace Museum, which disappeared during World War II. It was discovered in a private collection in Estonia, returned on 20 February 2006 and handed back to the museum on 4 April 2006
#3 2007 (16)
25821
Miscellaneous
A chalice
Stolen from the Hermitage and handed over to the Federal Service by the Moscow antique dealer on 4 August 2006. The chalice was then put at the disposal of a team of investigators as material evidence
#3 2007 (16)
25822
Miscellaneous
A Bréguet gold watch
Stolen from the Hermitage and handed over to the Federal Service by the Moscow antique dealer on 10 October 2006. The watch was then put at the disposal of a team of investigators as material evidence
#3 2007 (16)
25823
Miscellaneous
Bombardier’s cap
18th cent.
Belonging to the A.V.Suvorov museum was stolen in 1994 from an exhibition in St. Petersburg and discovered at a Hermann Historica auction on 14 October 2003 in Munich. Negotiations resulted in the owner renouncing his rights, and in December 2006 the cap was handed over to the Federal Service to be returned to the museum
#3 2007 (16)
25824
Miscellaneous
A part porcelain coffee service
Late 18th century
Height of coffee pot 27 cm
Gardner manufactory
#1 2008 (18)
25826
Miscellaneous
A military porcelain plaque
Period of Alexander II (1855–1881)
Diameter Р 33.5 cm, diameter with frame 45 cm
Imperial porcelain manufactory
#1 2008 (18)
25827
Miscellaneous
Clock, surmounted with the figural group of Tsar Nicholas I on a prasing horse
Circa 1835
Gilt-bronze, bronze and malachite
80 by 42 cm
#1 2008 (18)
25828
Miscellaneous
Royal baldachin
1896
Fragment
Top of the Dowager Empress Maria Fedorovna’s baldachin
The Museums of the Moscow Kremlin
#3 2008 (20)
25833
Miscellaneous
Herald’s garment (cape, hat, gloves, wristbands)
Late 19th century
The Museums of the Moscow Kremlin
#3 2008 (20)
25834
Miscellaneous
A wine set
1908–1917
Manufactured by a jewellery artel, Moscow
The Historical Museum, Moscow
#3 2008 (20)
25835
Miscellaneous
Calligramm of Nâdi'Alî in Shape of a Lion
India
12 × 19.2 cm
Aga Khan Trust for Culture
#4 2009 (25)
25844
Miscellaneous
Press for table linen
18th century (?)
Netherlands
Mikhail Kurilko's collection
#2 2010 (27)
25845
Miscellaneous
A small cupboard with a carved door
16th century (?)
Italy
Mikhail Kurilko's collection
#2 2010 (27)
25846
Miscellaneous
Table and chair
Еnd 17th – early 18th century
Russia
Mikhail Kurilko's collection
#2 2010 (27)
25847
Miscellaneous
A gilded monogrammed cup and a saucer
1750s
Imperial Porcelain Manufactory, St.Petersburg
Porcelain; painted glaze, gilding
Height of the cup: 4.3 cm;
Diameter of the saucer: 11.5 cm.
Museum of the Sheremetev family estate Kuskovo
#4 2010 (29), #3 2013 (40)
25849
Miscellaneous
A medal to mark the coronation of Empress Elizabeth in 1742
1841-1867
Johann Karl Hedlinger (medallist); R.Hahnemann (copyist), Russia
Gilding; toreutics
Diameter: 4.6 cm. Obverse and reverse
Moscow Kremlin Museums
#4 2010 (29), #3 2013 (40)
25850
Miscellaneous
Meissen vase
C. 1880
The panel on the front of the vase is after a painting by Caspar Netscher (1639-1684)
© LAPADA
#2 2011 (31), #2 2016 (51)
25851
Miscellaneous
A French gilt bronze
C. 1880
A French gilt bronze centre table with moulded Patricia green marble top above a decorative frieze with two opening drawers to one side and dummy drawersto the reverse with cast gilt bronze and classical decoration
© LAPADA
#2 2011 (31), #2 2016 (51)
25852
Miscellaneous
A Japanese multi-metal dish. Meiji period
c. 1880
Made by MASANOBU and engraved by KAZUAKI
© LAPADA
#2 2011 (31), #2 2016 (51)
25853
Miscellaneous
The Hausburg Cabinet
Ebony, marquetry work
Signed in marquetry inlay “F.L. Hausburg Fecit Liverpool. Begun 1840, Finished in 1857”
© LAPADA
#2 2011 (31), #2 2016 (51)
25854
Miscellaneous
A wood netsuke of a Dutchman in Chinese silk jacket, soft narrow trousers and a Korean hat
c. 1780
Unsigned. Height: 15.3 cm
© LAPADA
#2 2011 (31), #2 2016 (51)
25855
Miscellaneous
A Russian dinner service
1908-1917
Silver-gilt, enamel
11th Artel. Moscow
48 pieces, comprising: 12 dinner plates, 12 sherbet cups, stands and spoons
© LAPADA
#2 2011 (31), #2 2016 (51)
25856
Miscellaneous
The Golden Gates from the Rozhdestvensky (Nativity) Cathedral in Suzdal
Early 13th century
Photo: Valentin Sklyarov
#2 2011 (31)
25857
Miscellaneous
Shoulder-piece (Armilla). Ressurection of Christ
Ca. 1170-1180
Moselle school
Gilded copper; cloisonne enameling, champleve enameling
11.8 × 14.7 cm
Louvre
#2 2011 (31)
25858
Miscellaneous
Suzdal Yoke-necklets (Suzdal Chain)
12th-early 13th c.
Medallions: silver; chasing, carving, gilding, niello
#2 2011 (31)
25859
Miscellaneous
Folding Pectoral Icon
1411-1412
Moscow
Silver, pearls; casting, chasing, carving, niello, gilding
9.5 × 6.5 × 1.3 cm
#2 2011 (31)
25860
Miscellaneous
Sakkos
C. 1665
Solvychegorsk
Workshop of Anna Ivanovna Stroganova
Canvas, tempera. 132 × 124 cm
#2 2011 (31)
25861
Miscellaneous
Chess pieces “Red and White”. A set of 32 pieces
1922-1925
Designed by Natalya Danko (1898-1942), painted by Alexei Skvortsov
Porcelain, overglaze, gilt
State Porcelain Factory
Latvian National Museum of Art
#4 2012 (37)
25898
Miscellaneous
The sword of state and sheath of the sword
Length: 110 cm. Weight: 1300 grams
Special issue. NORWAY–RUSSIA: ON THE CROSSROADS OF CULTURES
25901
Miscellaneous
The king’s crown
1818
Goldsmith Olof Wihlborg.
20-carat gold, pearls and gems of various sizes including violet amethysts, red garnets, topazes, green chrysoprases, red and green tourmalines and emeralds
Special issue. NORWAY–RUSSIA: ON THE CROSSROADS OF CULTURES
25902
Miscellaneous
Plié fan “Group of Women in the Park by the Fountain”. Spain
1850s
Lithography, watercolour, whitewash, gold and silver paint on paper, embossing; wood carving.
Outer slat height 28.7 cm.
Screen height 11.7 cm.
Fan total width 55.4 cm
#1 2016 (50)
25911
Miscellaneous
Plié fan “Gala Dinner in the Park”. Spain
1850s
Whitewash, gouache, gold paint on paper; mother-of-pearl, carving, engraving.
Outer slat height 26.7 cm
Screen height 10.7 cm
Fan total width 50.7 cm
#1 2016 (50)
25912
Miscellaneous
Vase with Heraldic Badge of the Prince of Wales
Sergei Poskochin factory, Morye Village, St. Petersburg Province, Russia. 1830s
Creamware. Height: 24 cm, diameter of body: 11.2 cm.
Impressed mark reads “S. Poskochin”, impressed markings read “F.P.”
Entered the State Historical Museum collection in 1922 as part of a group of privately owned items submitted for safekeeping during World War One (1914-1918) and never reclaimed
State Historical Museum, Moscow
#2 2016 (51)
25913
Miscellaneous
Plate with the Allegory of Peace
Spode factory, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England. 1820s-1830s.
Overglaze transfer printing and painting on earthenware. Diameter: 25 cm
Impressed Spode mark and impressed marking 17.
Entered the Historical Museum collection in 1922 as part of a group of privatelyowned items submitted for safekeeping during World War One (1914-1918) and never reclaimed
State Historical Museum, Moscow
#2 2016 (51)
25914
Miscellaneous
Plate with the “Geranium” pattern
Brown-Westhead, Moore & Co, Hanley, Staffordshire, England. 1870s-1880s
Overglaze transfer printing on faience. Diameter: 26.3 cm
Round green underglaze BWM&C mark surrounded by the words “By Order of Korniloff Brothers St. Petersburg’, next to the Royal Coat of Arms
Donated by A. Elkina in 1874
Between 1861 and 1904, the William Ridgway works in Cauldon Place, Hanley were owned by Brown-Westhead, Moore & Co. The shapes and designs favoured by the previous owners remained in active use during this period. The Geranium pattern was registered on 17 March 1847. Items with floral décor were extremely popular with Russian buyers. The Historical Museum has in its collection several plates made by the company to orders from the Brothers Korniloff and Kulkov, intended for sale in specialized stores in St. Petersburg
State Historical Museum, Moscow
#2 2016 (51)
25915
Miscellaneous
Plate “Transportation of the Thunder Stone in the Presence of Catherine the Second”
Wedgwood factory, Etruria, Staffordshire, England. Late 1770s-early 1780s
Underglaze transfer printing and lustre on earthenware
Diameter: 19.2 cm. Impressed Wedgwood mark
Donated by Maria Zabelina in 1909
The transfer-printed design was inspired by the engraving “View of the Thunder Stone during Its Transportation in the Presence of Catherine the Second on the 20th Day of January 1770” by Jakob van der Schley, after a drawing by Yury Felten (1770). Found one mile outside St. Petersburg, the massive Thunder Stone was used to form the pedestal for the famous Bronze Horseman statue of Peter the Great by the sculptor Etienne Falconet (1716-1791). Moving the 2,400-ton stone to the centre of the city was a truly herculean task. During transportation, 46 stonemasons laboured to shape the huge rock into a suitable pedestal. On 26 September 1770, the mighty Thunder Stone finally rolled into St. Petersburg’s Senate Square to cheers from a massive crowd
State Historical Museum, Moscow
#2 2016 (51)
25916
Miscellaneous
Plate “Battle of Borodino. 1812”
Wedgwood factory, Etruria, Staffordshire, England. 1820s-1830s
Overglaze transfer printing on Queen’s ware. Diameter: 25.2 cm
Impressed Wedgwood mark and impressed marking in the form of four dots
Donated as part of Pyotr Shchukin’s collection in 1905.
This Queen’s ware plate with overglaze transfer printing depicts the second medallion from a series on the 1812 French Invasion of Russia. The famous series was created by the artist Fyodor Tolstoy (1783-1873). The plate’s design was based on a book published in 1818, containing prints of all 19 medallions made by the engraver Nikolai Utkin (1780-1863)
State Historical Museum, Moscow
#2 2016 (51)
25917
Miscellaneous
Warming Plate Showing a Steam Engine and Coal Wagon
William T. Copeland & Sons Pottery, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England. 1859-1875.
Overglaze transfer printing and painting on earthenware. Diameter: 25.5 cm.
Oval green underglaze mark showing a buckled belt with the word “Copeland” in the centre, surrounded by the inscription “By Order of A. Kniajevsky”.
Acquired in 1936 from Artistic Technology Classroom 1 of Moscow. State University
State Historical Museum, Moscow
#2 2016 (51)
25918
Miscellaneous
Mug
Kiev-Mezhegorsky faience factory, Kiev, Russia. 1830s
Coloured glaze on faience. Height: 7 cm, diameter: 7.5 cm
Impressed mark in the centre of the underside reads “Kiev 9”
Entered the Historical Museum collection in 1922 as part of a group of privately owned items submitted for safekeeping during World War One (1914-1918) and never reclaimed
The relief decoration on the mug shows Venus floating in a large shell drawn by dolphins, accompanied by Cupid on a dolphin and the flying Iris, goddess of the rainbow, accompanied by Cupid on an eagle. The group symbolizes the elements of air and water. The decoration was most probably created by a designer from the John Turner factory. Together with Josiah Wedgwood and William Adams, Turner was one of the main pioneers of jasperware production in the second half of the 18th century. Indeed, George and Frederick Rhead have suggested that Wedgwood deliberately instructed Turner in the art of jasperware-making, so as Turner could further improve the practice.15 Usually regarded as one of Wedgwood’s best-known imitators, Turner nevertheless also developed his own unique subjects, totally unconnected with any of the relief decorations used by the Etruria Works. Such allegorical representations of the natural elements in the form of deities were copied not only by other English factories, but also by Europeans and Russian ones.
State Historical Museum, Moscow
#2 2016 (51)
25919
Miscellaneous
Pitcher with “Wisdom and Providence” Pattern
Kiev-Mezhegorsky faience works, Kiev, Russia. 1849
Coloured glaze on faience. Height: 16.3 cm, diameter of body: 9.4 cm
Impressed mark in the centre of the underside reads “Kiev, May 1849”, impressed marking “41”.
Acquired in 1936 from Artistic Technology Classroom 1 of Moscow State University.
This item was created as a copy of the “Wisdom and Providence” milk jugs made by a number of English factories such as Minton & Co., Samuel Alcock & Co. and Charles Meigh. The design was inspired by the decoration of the pendentives in the Common Council Chamber in London’s Guildhall. Created by Jean-François Rigaud, a French artist who had settled in England, these depicted allegorical emblems of Providence, Innocence, Wisdom and Happiness in the Italian baroque style. The work was commissioned and funded by Alderman John Boydell, a well-known publisher and patron of the arts. Created in 1794, by 1819 the emblems had, sadly, been practically destroyed by the exceptional damp of the building.
A guidebook to the Guildhall published that year states that “these Paintings never dried perfectly and turned black. They exist no longer.” In 1799 Boydell published prints of the paintings, having commissioned Benjamin Smith to create that of Providence and Innocence, Jean Pierre Simon to make the print of Wisdom, and Thomas Burke that of Happiness. These prints served as the source for relief decorations on chinaware.
State Historical Museum, Moscow
#2 2016 (51)
25920
Miscellaneous
Plate with Italian View
Kiev-Mezhegorsky faience factory, Kiev, Russia. 1831
Underglaze transfer printing on faience
Diameter: 24.5 cm
Impressed mark in the centre of the underside reads “Kiev 1831 November”
Acquired in 1987 from Moscow City Court
The design is based on the print “Ponte del Palazzo” by Elizabeth Frances Batty, from the book “Italian Scenery” published in London in 1820. The prints in this edition gave rise to the Italian Scenery series of transfer-printed designs for dinner services made by John Meir, Enoch Wood & Sons, and Leeds Pottery.
State Historical Museum, Moscow
#2 2016 (51)
25921
Miscellaneous
Mug with Lid Decorated with Fox-hunting Scene
Sergei Poskochin factory, Morye Village, St. Petersburg Province, Russia. 1830s
Relief decoration, coloured faience, faience
Height: 8.5 cm (with lid: 11.3 cm), diameter: 8.1 cm
Impressed mark reads “S. Poskochin”, second impressed mark reads “B.S.”
Donated by L.F. Pyrina in 1964
Fox-hunting scenes are among the most common designs used in English pottery. Josiah Wedgwood was the first to use a fox-hunting relief decoration for his jasperware
State Historical Museum, Moscow
#2 2016 (51)
25922
Miscellaneous
“Hearty Good Fellow” Toby Jug
Andrei Auerbach factory, Kuznetsovo Village, Korchevsky Uyezd, Tver Province, Russia. 1817-1833
Overglaze painting on faience
Height: 26 cm, base measures 11.5 by 10.5 cm
Impressed mark reads “AK”
Entered the State Historical Museum collection in 1922 as part of a group of privately owned items submitted for safekeeping during World War One (1914-1918) and never reclaimed.
The “Hearty Good Fellow” Toby Jug shows a simple, jovial country man. The jugs were based on a satirical print attributed to Francis Hayman (1708-1776), inspired by a poem of the same title.
State Historical Museum, Moscow
#2 2016 (51)
25923