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A RUSSIAN ORMOLU-MOUNTED PURPLE-GLASS VASE
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A RUSSIAN ORMOLU-MOUNTED PURPLE-GLASS VASE

EARLY 19TH CENTURY

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A RUSSIAN ORMOLU-MOUNTED PURPLE-GLASS VASE
EARLY 19TH CENTURY
The baluster shaped and faceted body with waisted neck mounted with a leaf-tip cast rim and flanked by scrolling foliate handles issuing from bacchic masks, the waisted socle with fluted spreading circular foot above a square facetted base and foliate-edged plinth, the base mount possibly regilt
14½ in. (37 cm.) high
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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis

Lot Essay

Intriguingly called 'Russian stone', and famed for the clarity of the glass, mirror-like polish and skillful facetting, glassware from the Imperial Glass Factory was unrivalled during the Russian Empire period. The principal designer of the Imperial glass factory was Ivan Ivanov, who was responsible for most of the designs for coloured glass or crystal items executed for the Imperial family (N. Thon (ed.), St Petersburg um 1800, Recklinghausen, 1990, p. 395 and p. 398).

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