Forty-four pieces of glassware, Imperial Glassworks, St Petersburg, 19th Century

comprising 10 champagne flutes (of hexagonal form, four tapered and inscribed Michael Mikhailovich in Cyrillic, six rounded and inscribed EM) 12 decanters (three of rounded, bulbous form and inscribed EM, three of squared, tapered form and inscribed MN for Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich in Cyrillic, five tapered and inscribed Michael Mikhailovich in Cyrillic, one rounded), 8 large wine glasses inscribed EM, 8 small wine glasses (four inscribed EM), 6 port glasses inscribed EM

Very good condition. One rounded champage flute and one stopper with chips, one port glass with a significant loss to the rim, another with small chips to the rim. Otherwise some minor chips and losses throughout, consistent with age and use. Light surface dirt to the interiors of the decanters.
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