Flute-shaped wine glasses with Bakhmetevs’ facet and monogram “ГТ” on armorial shield
Flute-shaped wine glasses with Bakhmetevs’ facet and monogram “ГТ” on armorial shield
Russian Empire, Saint-Petersburg
Second half of the 19th century
Imperial Glass Factory
Transparent colourless crystal blowing; faceting, grinding, engraving
Height 17.5 cm, diameter 6.0 cm
Flute-shaped wine glass made from colourless transparent crystal with high conical cup with mouth, on faceted stem and a round base with scalloped edge. The cup surface is decorated with the Bakhmetev facet that is comprised of oval smoothly polished low vertical reliefs ("bamboos") with oval "lenses" and "stars framed by moulding of truncated pyramidal elements ("stone" or "strawberry diamond") from top and bottom. The monogram “ГТ” in smooth ornately shaped reserve on armorial shield is on the front side. The base is adorned with “diamond star” facet.
Инв.15822/ДПИ и и15823/ДПИ