Tea caddy with detachable lid
Tea caddy with detachable lid
Russian Empire, Saint-Petersburg
Second quarter of the 19th century
Imperial Glass Factory
Translucent colourless crystal, bronze; blowing, faceting, grinding, knurling, gilding, mounting
13.2 x 8.4 x 8.4 cm
Cubic colourless translucent tea caddy with rounded shoulders and short narrow cylindrical throat, with detachable lid with gilded bronze ring. Tea caddy body surface is faceted with diamond cut in the shape of octahedral truncated pyramid, called "Russian stone". The shoulders are grinded with facets. Round lid is adorned with embossed belt of foliage ornament on the textured background.
Инв.8021/ДПИ