Lot Essay
A pair of related swan-mounted vases, in clear rather than purple glass, is in the State History Museum, Moscow, and illustrated in A. Gaydamak, Russian Empire, Moscow/Paris, 2000, p. 84.
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EARLY 19TH CENTURY
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A RUSSIAN PURPLE CUT-GLASS AND ORMOLU VASE
EARLY 19TH CENTURY
The circular waisted neck with beaded rim, the nob-cut ovoid body flanked by swan handles, on a spreading circular base and a square base with re-entrant corners, on domed circular feet, regilt
13½ in (34 cm.) high
EARLY 19TH CENTURY
The circular waisted neck with beaded rim, the nob-cut ovoid body flanked by swan handles, on a spreading circular base and a square base with re-entrant corners, on domed circular feet, regilt
13½ in (34 cm.) high
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