Decanter in the Russian-Byzantine style with Cyrillic inscription "МАРIЯ", with stopper
Decanter in the Russian-Byzantine style with Cyrillic inscription "МАРIЯ", with stopper
Russian Empire, Saint-Petersburg
The 1860s
Monighetti Hippolyte, Imperial Glass Factory
Translucent colorless glass; blowing, polychrome (colored) enamel painting, gold painting, fretworks in the form of colored stones (drops)
Height 19.8 cm
Pear-shaped decanter made of translucent colorless glass, with high throat, with small bell with two waist rollers, on conical base, with stopper. The decanter surface is decorated in the Russian-Byzantine style by the pattern comprised of round medallions with Cyrillic inscriptions and quadripetalous rosettes inside, friezes comprised of arrows, trefoils, lozenges and zigzags. Pasted colored glass beads, imitating gemstones, complement the painted decor. The painting color scheme is based on the combination of golden color and enamels of blue, green, ocher-colored shades.
Инв.1597.1-2MC/ДПИ