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Rare Pair of Early 19th Century Russian Hand Carved Rhodonite Tazzas

Price:$9,984

$12,480List Price

About the Item

An absolutely gorgeous and rare pair of early 19th century Russian hand carved pink rhodonite Tazzas. The circular dish above a baluster-form socle, resting on a square stepped spreading pedestal. Rhodonite tazzas like these are extremely difficult to come by in this form and condition. It is even more rare to find pieces like these as pairs, as they are usually found one at a time. The condition of these pieces is practically perfect, for their age. Each tazze is made of a solid piece of rhodonite, which was hand carved by the best lapidaries or stone carvers in Russia at the time. The Russian vogue for stone-cutting in the 18th century led to the creation of some of the most rich and elaborate objets d'art. The increased demand for these spectacular objects brought about the exploitation of Russia's wealth of mineral deposits and discoveries of new types and the creation of new quarries. Rhodonite was among these discoveries, with a deposit located between 1781-1783. Of the Russian stone-cutting factories, Peterhof, just a few miles from St. Petersburg, was the oldest, however the huge distances from the mines and quarries meant that it was soon joined by two further factories. First, the new imperial factory at Ekaterinburg, in the heart of the Ural Mountains, and then the most famous of all such factories, Kolyvan, in western Siberia, which specialized in colossal pieces made from the stones extracted from the Altai Mountains. A comparable tazza dated first-third 19th century is in the collection of the Hermitage, St. Petersburg, and is illustrated in St. Petersburg um 1800: Ein goldenes Zeitalter des russischen Zarenreichs; Meisterwerke und autentische Zeugnisse der Zeit uas der Staatlichen Ermitage, Leningrad, Exhibition Catalogue, 1990, p. 410, pl. 357. A pair of rhodonite tazze inscribed 'Ekaterinburg 1861 Director Miklashevskii M[aster] G. Nalimov' was sold from the Alfred Morrison collection, Fonthill House, Christie's London, 30 November 2004, lot 404, Russia, circa 1800 Credit to Christies for certain sections of this description.

Dimensions:
Height: 3.75 in (9.53 cm)Diameter: 2.75 in (6.99 cm)
Sold As:
Set of 2
Style:
Neoclassical (In the Style Of)
Materials and Techniques:
Precious Stone,Hand-Carved
Place of Origin:
Russia
Period:
1800-1809
Date of Manufacture:
1800
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use.
Seller Location:
New York, NY
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU919521384032

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