A Russian champagne glass from the Cottage Palace Service, Imperial Glassworks, St. Petersburg, after 1829

with ruby glass bowl on cut, clear glass stem, the front painted with a gilt shield with the arms of the Alexandria Cottage and the Russian motto 'For Faith Tsar and Fatherland'

in overall good condition; some small wear to the shield and scratches to underside of glass consistent with age and use
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The Cottage Service was the first example of a coordinated glass and porcelain service being ordered simultaneously from the Imperial Glass and Porcelain Manufactories. It was also unusually complex, comprising four sizes of wine glasses, champagne glasses, and tumblers. Tamara Malinina has noted that the ruby colored champagne glasses meant for champagne or serving iced desserts were introduced in the mid-19th century. See T. Malinina, Imperatorskii stekliannyi zavod XVIII-nachalo XX veka, St. Petersburg, 2009, p. 270