Lot 154
  • 154

A Russian glass vodka set, circa 1880

Estimate
9,000 - 12,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • glass
  • height of decanter 6 in. (15.3 cm)
comprising a decanter with lid and eight glasses, all decorated in bright colors in imitation of vernacular ornament and with folkloric aphorisms about drinking, possibly Imperial Glassworks

Condition

some small wear to surfaces consistent with age and use
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Catalogue Note

For similar pieces made at the Imperial Glassworks, see E. Smirnova, Russkoe steklo iz sobraniia Galiny Oistrakh, Moscow, 2011, pp. 184-193