4 June 2014 Russian Art Auctions
4 June 2014
592. A RARE CERAMIC CHALICE
STROGANOV SCHOOL, MOSCOW, LATE 19TH CENTURY
Diameter 13.5, height 11 cm.
5,000–7,000 GBP
Related literature: For similar works, see Exhibition catalogue,
L’Art russe dans la seconde moitié du XIXe siècle: en quête d’identité, Musée d’Orsay, Paris, 2005, cat. no. 516.
Tapering cylindrical bowl with moulded scrolling foliage painted in
blue, green and yellow enamels with gold outlines on white ground,
circular domed gadrooned foot painted in gold and with a band of
moulded saying in Cyrillic “Kto p’iet, tomu vo zdravie”.
The history of ceramic production at the Imperial Stroganov Arts
School dates back to its founding in 1825. Under the artistic
guidance of Sergey Stroganov, the painting school ran classes
specialising in the modelling and decoration of objects made from
clay and later opened porcelain painting classes. Many of the
graduates of Stroganov Arts School would go on to have careers
with the major porcelain factories in Russia.
In 1867, a ceramic workshop was opened and led by the famous
academician Mikhail Vasiliev for almost thirty years. During this
period, the masters favoured works in the Russian style, drawing
inspiration from tableware of the 12–17th centuries. However, the
students' work was limited to making drawings and designs as the
actual production was the prerogative of the professional ceramicists.
The present lot is a rare example of this period of Stroganov
ceramics. An analogous chalice from the collection of the State
Historical Museum was exhibited at the Musée d’Orsay in 2005.
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