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Salt Chair
(18th and 19th Centuries )
Above the center of the chair's ogee-arched top rail, two confronting horse heads flank a foiled-red enameled star from which is suspended a star burst. A pair of cockerels serves as terminals for the top rail. In the center of the seat cover, appears a rosette with a foiled red center and petals in blue and black. This motif is surrounded by turquoise rectangles with four petaled, orange-foiled blossoms with white centers and turquoise vines set against a partially stippled ground. The lower sides of the chair are similarly enameled.
Inscription
Provenance
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Christies Sale, New York, October 21, 1993, lot 54; puchased by Jean M. Riddell (through Leo Kaplan as agent), Washington, D.C., October 21, 1993; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 2010.
Exhibitions
| 2017-2018 | Fabergé and the Russian Crafts Tradition: An Empire's Legacy . The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| Examination | Cleaned | |
| Treatment | Cleaned | |
| Examination | Cleaned in preparation for exhibition. | |
| Treatment | Cleaned in preparation for exhibition. |
Geographies
Russia, Moscow (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Overall H: 7 5/16 × W: 4 3/8 × D: 3 1/4 in. (18.5 × 11.1 × 8.3 cm)
Credit Line
Bequest of Mrs. Jean M. Riddell, 2010
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
44.784