BY THE IMPERIAL GLASS FACTORY OR THE BAKHMETEV GLASS FACTORY, RUSSIA, CIRCA 1814

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A RARE COMMEMORATIVE CUT GLASS COVERED CUP AND SAUCER
BY THE IMPERIAL GLASS FACTORY OR THE BAKHMETEV GLASS FACTORY, RUSSIA, CIRCA 1814
Of cylindrical form, with a circular white glass medallion within a gilt edge, painted in sepia tones with a miniature of Mikhail Kutuzov and inscribed in Russian 'Prince Kutuzov of Smolensk', with a scroll handle, a detachable cover surmounted by a finial, a saucer painted with gilt decorations, apparently unmarked
The cup, 6 ¼ in. (16 cm.) high, with cover

Provenance

Nina Zouboff (1929-2018).

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Lot Essay

Prince Mikhail Kutuzov (1745-1813) was a celebrated military leader and diplomat, most widely known for defeating Napoleon’s invasion of Russia in 1812. He served under the reign of Catherine the Great, Paul I and Alexander I. A gifted general, diplomat and statesman, Kutuzov is considered as one of the most popular and successful Russian commanders of all times.

For similar glass beakers from the 1812 Exhibition, see Exhibition Catalogue, V. Bojovskii, Vystavka 1812 Goda, Moscow, 1913, p. 145, nos. 713-714. For a comparable glass with a portrait of Prince Kutuzov, see T. Malinina, Imperial Glass Factory 18th - early 20th centuries, St Petersburg, 2009, p. 118.

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