Cup and Saucer in Silver, Gilded, Niello — Quadrille

A dancing couple on gold, together with the saucer. This newly made cup and saucer of silver, gilded, bears niello medallions with a couple and a bird and a niello band. You can give it as a wedding anniversary gift.

Gilded silver cup and saucer: goblet and centre

The cup is a goblet on a stem with a ball knop. The inner wall including the upper rim, the handle and the foot rim are gilded; the knop and body remain matte silver. Above and below run niello bands with a zigzag frieze, and the medallion sits between them.

The same goblet shape is used for the Zaren Fest cup in a different decoration, with a gold lambrequin band and a dark niello ground.

The place setting is newly made, in Veliky Ustyug at the SevChern manufactory.

The medallion: couple and bird on a gold-hatched ground

The oval medallion lies on a ground of gold hatching, gold flourishes frame it, and flowers twine at the sides. Every Quadrille cup bears a couple and a bird. The photo shows the side with the dancing couple: a woman in a long dress, a man in shirt and trousers.

In the medallion, niello works as a black drawing with a gold-hatched ground behind it.

The figures of the dancers are created by fine hand engraving.

The dancing couple can be read as a wedding picture: two figures, one rhythm.

The saucer: gold rim, niello band, brushed centre

On the outside lies a gold rim. Within it runs a niello band with four-petalled flowers, foliage, diamond fields and gold-hatched fields. In the middle, the centre remains silver, concentrically brushed and smooth. It bears no gold, and neither does the body of the cup.

The place setting for the anniversary

The table is set before the first congratulations arrive. Cup and saucer stand together, the gold on the rim catches the light, and the centre stays calmly silver. This gives the date that two people share its own place setting.

More pieces for special days are gathered in SilberMomente.

On the centre: an engraving after checking

After checking, an engraving can be placed on the smooth centre of the saucer. We tell you what is feasible after looking at the piece and agree it with you.

For a wedding anniversary, the SilberVerse card is a good fit, available free of charge. It bears an individually created verse around names and date, as a photo card in landscape format of 15 × 10 cm.

Quadrille with saucer: briefly answered

What is the Quadrille?
Quadrille is the name of the line. Every cup shows a dancing couple and a bird.

Are the Quadrille cups also available as a pair?
Yes, as Quadrille cups as a pair: two identical cups, each with a bird and a couple.

Is the saucer gilded?
The outer rim is, as are the gold-hatched fields in the band that lie between the niello drawing. The centre remains silver, brushed.

What are the dimensions of the cup?
It measures approx. 76 mm in diameter, approx. 100 mm in width and approx. 98 mm in height. The cup holds approx. 155 ml and weighs approx. 166 g (according to the manufacturer).

How do I care for the gilded areas?
On the gilded areas of the cup and saucer, use only lukewarm water and a soft cloth; polish is off limits. Caring for gilding goes into detail.