Decanter with stopper from the Bakhmetevs’ set
Decanter with stopper from the Bakhmetevs’ set
Russian Empire, Saint Petersburg
The 1840-1890s
Imperial Glass Factory
Transparent colorless crystal; blowing, faceting, grinding
Height 21.7 cm
Colorless, transparent, ovoid crystal decanter with narrow throat, three “waists”, with flat spout and stopper. Decanter body is decorated with the “Bakhmetevs’ facet” consisting of oval smoothly polished low vertical reliefs ("bamboo") with oval "lenses" and "stars", with the top and bottom framed by the moulding comprised of truncated pyramidal elements (“stones” or “strawberry diamonds”). Narrow frieze with “simple diamond” facet encircles the decanter shoulders. The decanter throat is cut with wide flat facet, mushroom-shaped stopper is finished with “strawberry cut”.
Инв.8029.1-2/ДПИ