Paired vases with bucolic scenes
Paired vases with bucolic scenes
Russian Empire, Penza province, Gorodishchensky district, village of Nikolskoye
Late 18th – early 19th centuries
Nikolsko-Pestrovsky Bakhmetev factory
Transparent, colorless glass; blowing, grinding, engraving
Height 20.3 cm
Paired vases of colorless transparent glass in the shape of amphoraе. Each vase is decorated with two oval medallions framed by the stylized pearl shaped pattern. Between the medallions is a large stylized flower with curls and cascading garlands of flowers encircling the lower part of the body. A spiral belt emphasizes the neck of the vase. The stem of each vase is finished with a vertical polished edge. The decoration is made using a matte engraving technique.
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