Sold for:
$1,536
$1,536
LOT NOTES The Potemkin Glass Factory was presented to Prince Grigory Potemkin in 1777 by Empress Catherine the Great, and returned to the state after Potemkin`s death, at which point it was renamed the Imperial Glass Factory. LITERATURE Tamara Malinina, Imperial Glass Factory 18th-early 20th century, (St. Petersburg: State Hermitage Publishers, 2009), p. 89, 262-263, ill. p. 265 of various sizes, all with faceted sides, some with gilded decoration featuring people strolling amid stylized landscapes, the figures are surrounded by scrolling vegetation and C-scrolls, height of tallest: 9 cm (3 1/2 in.), height of shortest: 4.5 cm (1 3/4 in.)
Auctioneer:
Shapiro Auctions
Date:
2016-05-21
