Russian Works of Art
Russian Works of Art
A SET OF TWO GLASS DECANTERS AND EIGHT BEAKERS FROM THE GRAND DUKE MICHAEL MIKHAILOVICH BANQUET SERVICE, IMPERIAL GLASSWORKS, ST PETERSBURG, 19TH CENTURY
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June 17, 03:43 PM GMT
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3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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A SET OF TWO GLASS DECANTERS AND EIGHT BEAKERS FROM THE GRAND DUKE MICHAEL MIKHAILOVICH BANQUET SERVICE, IMPERIAL GLASSWORKS, ST PETERSBURG, 19TH CENTURY
the decanters of facetted form, with a ring banded neck, engraved with the Grand Duke’s Imperial lozenge-shaped cypher in Cyrillic, the glasses with a reeded surface and a conforming cypher engraved on the base, unmarked
(10)
height of decanters 28cm, 11in.
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The present set of decanters and beakers formed part of the collection at Ardhuncart House, Aberdeenshire. Originally commissioned for Grand Duke Michael Mikhailovich of Russia, this service was inherited by his daughter Lady Zia Wernher.