The techniques of cutting, ‘flashing’, and ‘overlaying’ glass were pioneered in Bohemia in the 19th century, and were used to produce beautiful pieces of glass that replicated the shimmering qualities of coloured gemstones. The practices were soon adopted in other parts of Europe and the wider world, and remain popular today. Below and on the following page is a selection of later pieces, all of impressive size and eye-catching design. Choose from a pair of cranberry tinted vases, direct copies of an earlier design by the Russian Imperial Glass Manufactory, a pair of French overlay vases, or a selection of glass made for the Persian market.

A PAIR OF LARGE RUSSIAN GILT-BRONZE MOUNTED CRANBERRY CUT-GLASS VASES

LATE 19TH/ EARLY 20TH CENTURY, AFTER THE MODEL BY THE IMPERIAL GLASS FACTORY

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A PAIR OF LARGE RUSSIAN GILT-BRONZE MOUNTED CRANBERRY CUT-GLASS VASES
LATE 19TH/ EARLY 20TH CENTURY, AFTER THE MODEL BY THE IMPERIAL GLASS FACTORY
The ovoid faceted bodies with hobnail and cut with band of strawberry diamonds, the scrolled handles with mask mounts, supported on square pillar cut base with circular feet, one handle replaced
23 in. (59 cm.) high

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Lot Essay

The present lot is after the model currently in two international museum collections; one is in the collection of the Corning Museum of Glass, the other in the State History Museum of Moscow. Both were made by the Imperial Glass Manufactory in St Petersburg in the first half of the 19th Century.

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