Small Tripod Stand

Ivan Halberg|Imperial Lapidary Manufactory

ca. 1840–50 · Rhodonite and nephrite; gilt bronze · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

The small tripod stand in the antique manner is a typical example of the highly developed stone cutting and polishing practiced at the Imperial Lapidary Factory in Ekaterinburg in the Ural Mountains of Russia. The juxtaposition of two semi-precious stones of such divergent colors is particularly daring. Two larger vases of this model survive at The Hermitage Museum, and the design drawing for the form, dated 1852 and signed “Galberg,” are in the Russian state Archives of the Academy of Arts.

Artist

Ivan Halberg|Imperial Lapidary Manufactory

Date

ca. 1840–50

Medium

Rhodonite and nephrite; gilt bronze

Culture

Russian

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Bequest of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 2019