Sold for:
$1,875
$1,875
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 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 ½ in.), height of shortest: 4.5 cm (1 ¾ in.)
Auctioneer:
Shapiro Auctions
Date:
2015-02-28
