PROBABLY BY THE IMPERIAL GLASS FACTORY, ST PETERSBURG, LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY

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A RED GLASS VASE
PROBABLY BY THE IMPERIAL GLASS FACTORY, ST PETERSBURG, LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
Of baluster shape, red glass body decorated with gilt foliate design throughout, centring an oval reserve painted with the portrait of Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna (1853-1920), surmounted by a gilt crown, the reverse painted with a gilt star, on a spreading foot, apparently unmarked
12 ¾ in. (32.5 cm.) high

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Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna (1853-1920) was the only surviving daughter of Emperor Alexander II (1818-1881). She married Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh (1844-1900) in 1874. She was the first and only member of the Romanov family to marry into the British Royal family.

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