Pair Tazza in Kalkan jasper and Orletz rhodonite Attributed to Russian Imperial Lapidary Workshops Circa 1860s
$78,500.00
Our client's rare and beautiful pair of tazza are attributed to the Imperial Lapidary Factory at Ekaterinburg, circa 1860s during the height of its socalled golden age. Each exceptionally sculpted from exotic Kalkan jasper and Orletz rhodonite, a superior grade of rhodonite admired for its saturated hues that was discovered in the Urals in the 1780s. A design for an almost identical tazza on stand can be found in the Imperial State Archives as shown in our image here. For a similar design, see the exhibition catalogue of J. Kugel's sale, Trésors des Tzars, in Paris, 1998. Objects of this quality were revered among wealthy Europeans who completed the so-called Northern Grand Tour and would see items of dazzling quality at the Hermitage and other great aristocratic palaces and museums. Each 14 1/2 in tall and 11 1/2 in across.
