Lot 120
  • 120

A Russian Silver-Mounted Cased Glass Tankard, St. Petersburg, about 1840

Estimate
18,000 - 24,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • glass, silver
  • Height 6 3/4 cm.; 17.1 cm
of blue and colorless cased glass cut with a pattern of circles and stars, Imperial Glass Manufactory, mounted with a hinged lid with a chased blossom, Johann Berghard Hertz, active 1834-1855

Condition

excellent color and crisp detail; the underside of the tankard with some wear/rubbing, otherwise in excellent condition
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