Lot Essay
The monogram may be that of Elizabeth, Empress of Russia 1741-1762.
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SECOND HALF OF THE 18TH CENTURY, PERHAPS ST. PETERSBURG GLASSHOUSE
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A Russian square-section decanter from a travelling-set
SECOND HALF OF THE 18TH CENTURY, PERHAPS ST. PETERSBURG GLASSHOUSE
Of shouldered rectangular form, with a short neck, cut with radiating leaf and petal patterns and engraved with a crowned two-headed eagle holding an orb and sceptre, its breast emblazoned with the monogram E I P
9 in. (23 cm.) high
SECOND HALF OF THE 18TH CENTURY, PERHAPS ST. PETERSBURG GLASSHOUSE
Of shouldered rectangular form, with a short neck, cut with radiating leaf and petal patterns and engraved with a crowned two-headed eagle holding an orb and sceptre, its breast emblazoned with the monogram E I P
9 in. (23 cm.) high
Special notice
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