Russian Glass Art and Ceramic Art

Shtof with the image of two-headed eagle, griffin and the monogram of Emperor Alexander III, with stopper

    Shtof with the image of two-headed eagle, griffin and the monogram of Emperor Alexander III, with stopper

    Russian Empire, Vladimirskaya province, Melenkovsky district, Gus-Khrustalny town

    1913

    Schechtel Fyodor, Gusevsky Crystal Factory

    Transparent colorless glass; engraving, guilloche

    22.0 x 10.2 x 7x 3 cm

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    Tetrahedral transparent colourless shtof with wide front and rear sides, and narrow lateral sides, with cylindrical throat and stopper with flat finial. The shtof wide sides are decorated with the image of two-headed eagle beneath the Royal crown with a scepter and an orb and Emperor Alexander III monogram on its chest - “AIII”. The House of Romanovs coat of arms in the form of griffin-custodian that stands on vine-shoot with shield and sword, with the initials "AIII" beneath the Imperial crown, is on the other wide side. The images of large tulips on high stems are on both narrow lateral sides. The stopper flat finial is decorated with “prismatic” facet.

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    Инв.10479.1-2/ДПИ