CUP (1961)

This cup is a unique specimen of Fedoskino lacquer painting. It is made out of metal and rests on the marble base. The lid is covered with gold paint and adorned with the coat of arms of the USSR, which rests on a round platform covered with the coating that resembles mother-of-pearl. The lid also includes the following inscription: "Presented to the sport club "Kirovets" by the sport club "Mettalurg" in honor of the fiftieth anniversary". "Kirovets" and "Mettalurg" must be the sports clubs of plants with the same name (Kirovsky Plant, Metallurgical Plant). The middle portion the cup is covered with silver paint and then with emerald paint to produce a beautiful sparkling tone. The middle portion also includes the oval composition that shows a sportsman riding in the motorboat. It signed with the artist's name (Saveliev) and the date (1961). This composition is framed with a beautiful gold pattern; from the top and the bottom of the composition run two parallel gold swirling lines. The bottom part of the cup is covered with gold paint. The interior of the cup is covered with crimson paint.