Live Auction 2162Russian Art
A Cut and Engraved Glass Wine Goblet
Lot 92

A Cut and Engraved Glass Wine Goblet

IMPERIAL GLASS WORKS, ST. PETERSBURG, PERIOD OF NICHOLAS II

Closed24 April 2009

Price Realised

USD 4,000

Considering selling a similar item?

Discover its value with a complimentary estimate from our specialists.

More Information

How to sell

A Cut and Engraved Glass Wine Goblet
Imperial Glass Works, St. Petersburg, Period of Nicholas II
The tapering cylindrical bowl on a faceted baluster stem and spreading circular foot, engraved with the gilt crowned cipher of Nicholas II and a gilt-crowned black Imperial double-headed eagle flanked by gilt foliate sprays, apparently unmarked
6½ in. (16.5 cm.) high

Specialist note

Engraved by Lavr Orlovsky, this service is believed to have been commissioned for the tercentenary of the Romanov dynasty in 1913 and later used at the Winter Palace and Tsarskoe Selo.