Tea caddy with detachable lid and stopper (from the villatic, faceted service ?)
Tea caddy with detachable lid and stopper (from the villatic, faceted service ?)
Russian Empire, Saint-Petersburg
First third of the 19th century
Ivanov A.N.?, Imperial Glass Factory
Colourless translucent crystal, yellow metal, white metal; blowing, faceting, grinding
13.8 x 8.2 x 8.2 cm
Cube-shaped tea caddy from colourless transдгсуте crystal with rounded shoulders, throat setting is from white and yellow metal, detachable lid and stopper with grip. The caddy body surface is decorated with ornately shaped single-row facet "bamboo leaves" in the lower part and with large “simple diamond” in the upper part. The caddy shoulders are grinded. The throat, rim, lid and stopper cylindrical rim is smooth and décor free.
Инв.8110.1-3/ДПИ