Lot 78
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A GROUP OF RUSSIAN COLORED GLASS TEA CADDIES

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A GROUP OF RUSSIAN COLORED GLASS TEA CADDIES
BY MALTSEV, FEDOROV AND OTHERS

The six tea caddies of ruby, clear, and blue glass, with brass mounts, impressed with various designs including Chinese motifs and Russian double-headed eagles, height of tallest 5½in. (14cm.) (6)
Literature
Three of the

Lot Essay

Three of the caddies were produced by the Maltsev Glass Works. This factory was founded in 1724 in Moscow by Vasilii Maltsev.

For similar examples by the same factory, see Roy Strong, The Collector's Encyclopedia - Victoriana to Art Deco, London, 1974, p.182.