AN ENAMELLED GLASS BRATINA
BY THE MALTSEV GLASS WORKS, DYATKOVO, CIRCA 1880
After a design by Elizaveta Bem, compressed globular body enamelled with gold double-headed eagles on raspberry ground, the waisted neck with a Russian drinking saying 'Step aside, my soul, I am going to splash you', apparently unmarked
6¾ in. (17 cm.) high
Provenance
Duchess Olga of Württemberg (1876-1932) and Prince Maximilian of Schaumburg-Lippe (1871-1904). By descent to Prince Albrecht of Schaumburg-Lippe (1900-1984). Acquired by the present owner in Stuttgart in the 1960s.