BY THE BAKHMETEV FACTORY, FIRST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY

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A GLASS MUG COMMEMORATING THE TAKING OF PARIS IN 1814
by the Bakhmetev Factory, first quarter 19th century
Cylindrical, with gilt bordered blue central reserve inscribed in Russian: 'Paris taken/19 March/1814' beneath the cypher of Alexander I, surmounted by a ciselé Imperial crown, scroll handle, apparently unmarked
4 in. (10.2 cm.) high

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Lot Essay

For a cut-glass flute with a similar dedication see Sementchenkoff Collection, Christie's, London, 22 October 1987, lot 509.
For similar glasses see Moscow, Historical Museum, 1913, 1812 Exhibition, pp. 144-148.

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