Russian Glass Art and Ceramic Art

Goblet with the Empress Elizabeth Petrovna portrait, image of a double-headed eagle and monogram "EP"

    Goblet with the Empress Elizabeth Petrovna portrait, image of a double-headed eagle and monogram "EP"

    Russian Empire, Saint-Petersburg

    The 1740-1770s

    Transparent glass with bright amethyst tint; blowing, faceting, engraving, grinding

    Height 29.5 cm

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    Goblet of transparent glass with bright amethyst tint, cone-shaped cup, with balustrade-shaped leg, comprised of five faceted apples, with round, slightly raised in the center faceted base. Thick goblet bottom is pierced with air bubbles, arranged in the form of a flower, with large facets.

    Three identical medallions in the technique of matte engraving are on the goblet smooth surface: the Empress Elizabeth Petrovna portrait surrounded by foliage ornament, monogram “EP” beneath the crown with the same ornament and double-headed eagle beneath three crowns with an orb and a scepter in the paws, with the image of St. George killing the dragon on the chest.

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