Russian Glass Art and Ceramic Art

Items from the Banquet service with monogram “OA” on ermine mantle beneath grand ducal crown background: vase, wine glasses

    Items from the Banquet service with monogram “OA” on ermine mantle beneath grand ducal crown background: vase, wine glasses

    Russian Empire, Saint-Petersburg

    The 1850-1890s

    Imperial Glass Factory

    Translucent colorless crystal, foil; blowing, grinding, faceting, enamel painting on golden foil, gold painting

    Salad bowl: height 6.5 cm, diameter 23.0 cm. Wine glasses: height 6.9 cm, diameter 5.6 cm

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    Colorless translucent crystal hemispherical vase with scalloped edge. The vase body is divided by vertical concave smooth profiles, decorated with monogram "OA", painted on gold foil, against ermine mantle background beneath grand-ducal (imperial) crown. The image is enclosed between the walls of the round "optical" medallion.  Multi-beam rosette is on the vase bottom.


    Translucent colorless crystal wine glasses of rounded conical form, on round base with scalloped edge, with ornately shaped handle. The surface of each wine glass is grinded with vertical facet and facet “cylinder", decorated with monogram "ОА", written on gold foil, on ermine mantle background, belneath grand ducal (imperial) crown. The image is enclosed between the walls of round "optical" medallion. The base is grinded with prismatic facet. The prominent edge for lips is emphasized with smooth bevel.

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