Lot Essay
Gebhard Leberecht von Blucher was a Prussian field marshal who, most notably, led his army against Napoleon I at the Battle of the Nations at Leipzig in 1813 and the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.
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BY THE IMPERIAL GLASS FACTORY OR THE BAKHMETEV GLASS FACTORY, RUSSIA, CIRCA 1814
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A RARE COMMEMORATIVE GLASS GOBLET
BY THE IMPERIAL GLASS FACTORY OR THE BAKHMETEV GLASS FACTORY, RUSSIA, CIRCA 1814
Of cylindrical form cut with reeded pattern, with wide gilt rim above an oval white glass medallion within a gilt edge, painted in sepia tones with a miniature of Count Blucher (1742-1819) and inscribed in Russian 'Field marshal Blucher.', the spreading foot on a square base, apparently unmarked
5 ¼ in. (13.2 cm.) high
BY THE IMPERIAL GLASS FACTORY OR THE BAKHMETEV GLASS FACTORY, RUSSIA, CIRCA 1814
Of cylindrical form cut with reeded pattern, with wide gilt rim above an oval white glass medallion within a gilt edge, painted in sepia tones with a miniature of Count Blucher (1742-1819) and inscribed in Russian 'Field marshal Blucher.', the spreading foot on a square base, apparently unmarked
5 ¼ in. (13.2 cm.) high
Provenance
Collection Alexandre Djanchieff.
By descent to the present owner.
By descent to the present owner.
Brought to you by
Marina Nekliudova