Caption

Cup, Korzec Porcelain and Faience Manufactory; 1790–1832 forgery. Cup from a service, chalice-shaped with a stepped foot and a curved handle ending in a bird's head. White with a greyish hue, painted polychromatically and gilded. Front: romantic landscape with ruins and trees and two boulders—the larger inscribed Zaslaw, the smaller dated 1792—topped by a statue of a standing man. Reverse: slender tree with two branches, shrubs and mosses below. On either side of the handle, a gold-painted flower with stylized petals. Painting dominated by light greens, ochres, and browns. Inscription and date indicate the site of the victorious Battle of Miropol during the Polish–Russian War following the adoption of the Constitution of May 3rd. Dated 1800–1815. Place of manufacture: Korzec, Volhynian Governorate Poland. Vessel; height 7.0 cm, width 8.5 cm, depth 7.0 cm., A white porcelain cup with a flared rim and a rounded base sits against a gray background, featuring a small painted scene of a tree and foliage in green and brown on one side and a decorative gold-colored motif on the other; the rim and inner lip show a thin band of gold color, the handle is white and shaped with a curved form ending in a small rounded head, and the base has a mottled gray and white appearance.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A15_118

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Rights managed

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26.1Mb (809.7Kb) / 10.1in x 10.1in / 3021 x 3021 (300dpi)

Keywords

Cup Korzec Porcelain Faience Manufactory 1790–1832 forgery service chalice-shaped stepped foot curved handle ending bird's head White greyish hue painted polychromatically gilded Front romantic landscape ruins trees two boulders larger inscribed Zaslaw smaller dated 1792 topped statue standing man Reverse slender tree two branches shrubs mosses side handle gold-painted flower stylized petals Painting dominated light greens ochres browns Inscription date indicate site victorious Battle Miropol Polish–Russian War following adoption Constitution 3rd Dated 1800–1815 Place manufacture Korzec Volhynian Governorate Poland Vessel height 7.0 cm width 8.5 cm depth 7.0 cm white porcelain cup flared rim rounded base sits gray background featuring small painted scene tree foliage green brown decorative gold-colored motif rim inner lip thin band gold color white shaped curved form ending rounded head base mottled gray white appearance.