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ROYAL IMPERIAL GLASS MANUFACTURE of St Petersburg, attribute…
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ROYAL IMPERIAL GLASS MANUFACTURE of St Petersburg, attribute…
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Estimate €10,000 - €15,000
Voluntary lot
Description
ROYAL IMPERIAL GLASS MANUFACTURE of St Petersburg, attributed to
A pair of amethyst crystal potpourris vases with two handles. The chased gilt bronze frame is decorated with foliage. On a circular base.
Late 18th, early 19th century.
Height: 13 cm
(restorations, knocks)
Bibliography
Nina Birjukowa, Applied Arts at the Hermitage, Leningrad 1986, pp. 289/290.
Note. In Russia, glassmaking enjoyed a period of great influence between the second half of the XVIIIᵉ century and the XIXᵉ century, particularly under the impetus of the Imperial Manufactory in St Petersburg. Our pair of vases testifies to the technical mastery and imagination of the designers of the period: the use of tinted glass, in a shade of amethyst and complemented by neoclassically inspired ormolu decoration is typical of Russian production. Most of the pieces produced by the manufactory were destined for the imperial residences, but some could also be used as gifts in a diplomatic context.
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