Paired decanters
Paired decanters
Russian Empire, Moscow, Saint-Petersburg
1903
Fabergé firm, Imperial Glass factory
Silver, transparent colorless glass; engraving, casting, gilding, chasing
Height 32 cm
Marks: firm “К.ФАБЕРЖЕ”; two-headed eagle, tee and certification mark of Moscow District Assay department in1899-1908; inv. No “18160”
Glass baluster-shaped paired decanters are engraved with the images of fancy “birds” and flowers, with silver-rimmed necks with spouts, hinged lids and ornately shaped handles in the Historicism style.
Ring shaped rims are decorated
with foliage ornament and medallions with the engraved inside monograms,
suspended on bows. Bell-shaped lids are decorated
with acanthus leaves and have grips in the form of the stylized cones. Inscriptions are on the lateral
surfaces of ornately shaped handles ending with the stylized acanthus leaves at
the bottom.
Инв.3313.1-2/ДПИ