A SILVER-MOUNTED CUT-GLASS DECANTER
MARKED SHANKS & BOLIN, WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF MARIA LINKE, MOSCOW, 1886
Pear-shaped, the colourless glass body cut with stars, the silver mounts with angular handle, the hinged cover with rocaille thumb-piece and engraved with a stylised monogram 'WA', gilt interior, marked on mounts and inside cover
10 in. (25.4 cm.) high
A SILVER-MOUNTED CUT-GLASS DECANTER
MARKED SHANKS & BOLIN, WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF MARIA LINKE, MOSCOW, 1886
Pear-shaped, the colourless glass body cut with stars, the silver mounts with angular handle, the hinged cover with rocaille thumb-piece and engraved with a stylised monogram 'WA', gilt interior, marked on mounts and inside cover
10 in. (25.4 cm.) high