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 colourless crystal; blowing, faceting, grinding
Height 12.7 cm, (24.8 cm with stopper)
Transparent colourless crystal decanter with spherical body, merging into narrow throat with flat spout and stopper. The decanter body is decorated with the so-called Bakhmetevs’ facet, comprised of oval smoothly polished low vertical reliefs ("bamboo") with oval "lenses" and "stars", the decanter top and bottom are framed with the moulding comprised of truncated pyramidal elements (“stones” or “strawberry diamonds”). The decanter throat is cut with wide flat vertical facet. The decanter stopper spherical finial is decorated with square-shaped facets.
Инв.10478.1-2/ДПИ