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Two cut-glass decanters and one tumbler from His Majesty's Own Service in the Cottage Palace

BY THE IMPERIAL GLASS FACTORY, ST. PETERSBURG, 19TH CENTURY

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Two cut-glass decanters and one tumbler from His Majesty's Own Service in the Cottage Palace
by the Imperial Glass Factory, St. Petersburg, 19th Century
Of tapering form, the two decanters with stepped necks, each with blue shield with the arms of Alexandria and the motto in Russian 'For Faith Tsar and Fatherland', apparently unmarked
large decanter 8¾ in. (22.3 cm.) high (3)

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Lot Essay

This service was originally commissioned around 1830 for Nicholas I's summer residence 'Alexandria' in Peterhof. The private estate was then given by the Emperor to his wife Alexandra Feodorovna. The shield motif, reflecting the Gothic taste of the time, was designed by V. Zhukovskii, and was inspired by the Potsdam tournament of 1829, in honour of the German-born Empress, where the winners were crowned with white roses.

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