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A pair of glass Tumblers from the Imperial Yacht 'Derzhava' Service
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A pair of glass Tumblers from the Imperial Yacht 'Derzhava' Service

BY THE IMPERIAL GLASS WORKS, ST. PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1871-1873

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A pair of glass Tumblers from the Imperial Yacht 'Derzhava' Service
by the Imperial Glass Works, St. Petersburg, circa 1871-1873
Tapering cylindrical, on spreading foot decorated with a gilt chain and coloured enamel bands, the bodies with an orb on an anchor encircled by rope-work suspended from a chain in gilt and colours, apparently unmarked
4¼in. (10.9cm.) high (2)
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Lot Essay

Designed by Ippolit A. Monigetti, the service was made in 1871-1873 and compised 24 settings with 930 pieces in porcelain and 1,428 in glass; for a similar tumbler see New York, A la vieille Russie, An Imperial Fascination: Porcelain; Dining with the Czars, (1991), pp.127-130, no.297.

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