A facetted blue glass scent-bottle and pink glass covered beaker
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A facetted blue glass scent-bottle and pink glass covered beaker

THE SCENT-BOTTLE BY THE IMPERIAL GLASS FACTORY, CIRCA 1800, THE GOBLET 19TH CENTURY

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A facetted blue glass scent-bottle and pink glass covered beaker
the scent-bottle by the Imperial Glass Factory, circa 1800, the goblet 19th century
Faceted cirular, the convex faceted body of the scent-bottle with two gilt and silvered architectural landscapes alternating with flower sprays, with partly gilt stepped and faceted neck and star-cut stopper; the octagonal tapering beaker decorated with gilt and silvered dancing figure and insects among foliate scrolls, the faceted cover with similar scrolls and faceted pointed finial, apparently unmarked
5 5/8in. (14.2cm) and 5¼in.(13.2cm.) high (2)
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Lot Essay

For a similar scent-bottle and goblet, see V. Znamenov, Decorative Objects (Moscow, 1998) p.88 and p.72.

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