Lot Essay
For comparable glasses from the Orlov service, see Exhibition Catalogue, Russian Glass of the 17th-20th Centuries, Corning, 1990, p. 79, no. 26.
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BY THE IMPERIAL GLASS WORKS, ST PETERSBURG, LATE 18TH/ 19TH CENTURY
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A GROUP OF SIX GLASS GOBLETS AND CHAMPAGNE FLUTES
BY THE IMPERIAL GLASS WORKS, ST PETERSBURG, LATE 18TH/ 19TH CENTURY
Comprising a pair of late 18th century small goblets related to the Orlov service, on square bases, decorated with gilt Neo-classical ornament; a late18th century wine goblet, engraved with the Imperial eagle and the monogram of Empress Catherine the Great, engraved in Russian on the base ‘Pridvornoy’ (Court Inventory); a late18th century wine goblet, engraved with the Imperial eagle; a pair of late 19th century champagne flutes from the service of Tsesarevich Nicholas Alexandrovich, future Emperor Nicholas II, engraved with a Cyrillic monogram ‘NA’ beneath the Imperial crown, all unmarked
6¼ in. (15.8 cm.) high and smaller
BY THE IMPERIAL GLASS WORKS, ST PETERSBURG, LATE 18TH/ 19TH CENTURY
Comprising a pair of late 18th century small goblets related to the Orlov service, on square bases, decorated with gilt Neo-classical ornament; a late18th century wine goblet, engraved with the Imperial eagle and the monogram of Empress Catherine the Great, engraved in Russian on the base ‘Pridvornoy’ (Court Inventory); a late18th century wine goblet, engraved with the Imperial eagle; a pair of late 19th century champagne flutes from the service of Tsesarevich Nicholas Alexandrovich, future Emperor Nicholas II, engraved with a Cyrillic monogram ‘NA’ beneath the Imperial crown, all unmarked
6¼ in. (15.8 cm.) high and smaller
Literature
Pair of goblets related to the Orlov service: R. Hare, The Art and Artists of Russia, London, 1965, pl. 153, part illustrated.
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