THE GLASS FROM THE IMPERIAL GLASS FACTORY, EARLY 19TH CENTURY, PROBABLY AFTER A DESIGN BY IVAN IVANOV

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A RUSSIAN ORMOLU-MOUNTED CUT-GLASS VASE
THE GLASS FROM THE IMPERIAL GLASS FACTORY, EARLY 19TH CENTURY, PROBABLY AFTER A DESIGN BY IVAN IVANOV
The faceted body with waisted neck and out-scrolled rim cast with floral band and beading, flanked by swan handles issuing from acanthus leaves, on a turned waisted socle with spreading base and square cut-cornered plinth with beaded circular feet
13 1/2 in. (33.5 cm.) high

Provenance

Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 7 December 2006, lot 9.

Special notice

Following the auction, this lot will be stored at Crozier Park Royal and will be available for collection from 12.00pm on the second business day after the sale. Please call Christie’s Client Service 24 hours in advance to book a collection time at Crozier Park Royal. All collections from Crozier Park Royal will be by pre-booked appointment only. Tel: +44 (0)20 7839 9060 I Email: cscollectionsuk@christies.com.

Conditions of sale

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Lot Essay

Glassware from the Imperial glass factory was unrivalled during the Russian Empire period and, known as 'Russian stone'. A pair of related vases is at the State History Museum, Moscow (see A. Gaydamak, Russian Empire, Moscow/Paris, 2000, illustrated p. 84), whilst a single example was sold; Christie's, London, 10 June 2004, lot 88 (£31,070, including premium).

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