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
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.
Инв.10479.1-2/ДПИ