Decanter with stopper from Grand Duke Mikhail Nikolaevich own service
Decanter with stopper from Grand Duke Mikhail Nikolaevich own service
Russian Empire
The 1860-1870s
Imperial glass factory
Colorless translucent crystal; grinding, engraving, blowing
Height 25.5 cm, diameter 11.5 cm
Conical decanter of colourless translucent crystal with faceted shoulders merging in high narrow faceted throat with flat spout, with stopper. The decanter body is processed with wide polished vertical facets and decorated with the monogram of Grand Duke Mikhail Nikolaevich - "МН" beneath the Imperial crown made in the technique of shallow matte engraving on one side and the star of the Order of St. Andrew, the First-Called with the motto "For faith and faithfulness" on the background of two crossed cannon trunks on the other. The decanter base is polished with oval petal facets. |
Grand Duke Mikhail Nikolaevich (1832-1909) was the youngest son of the Emperor Nicholas I and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna. The whole life of the Grand Duke was devoted to military service. He participated in the Crimean Company, commanded the Caucasian Army, from 1862 till 1881. He was the governor in the Caucasus. In 1860, he obtained the rank of a 4-star general; was honorary vice-president of the Mikhailovskaya Artillery Academy.
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