Russian Glass Art and Ceramic Art

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

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    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.

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    Инв.15822/ДПИ и и15823/ДПИ