Russian Glass Art and Ceramic Art

Glass with the image of the Stock Exchange building in Saint Petersburg (upon the engraving by Ivan Chesky from the drawing by Mikhail Shaposhnikov)

    Glass with the image of the Stock Exchange building in Saint Petersburg (upon the engraving by Ivan Chesky from the drawing by Mikhail Shaposhnikov)

    Russian Empire, Saint Petersburg

    The 1830-1840

    Translucent red (ruby) glass; blowing, grinding, gold and silver painting

    Height 9.2cm, diameter 7.8 cm

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    Cylindrical bell-shaped colorless translucent hot glass, faceted in the lower part. The shot glass external surface is decorated with the painted image of the Spit of Vasilyevsky Island with the building of the Stock Exchange and Rostral Columns in St. Petersburg, made upon the engraving of Ivan Chesky from the drawing by Mikhail Shaposhnikov "View of the Port and the Stock Exchange from the Neva". The foliage ornament in the form of palmettes, acanthus leaves, flower rosettes is on the opposite glass side. Gold layer emphasizes the glass bottom and welt.

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    Инв.3776/ДПИ