Two magnificent and extremely rare crystal decanters made for Empress Maria Feodorovna (wife of Alexander III and mother of Nicholas II), the Imperial Glass factory, circa 1890. Diameter 4 7/8 in. (12,4 cm). Height 8 3/4 in. (21,3 cm).
sold individually at
$9,500.00 a piece
one left
Cipher of the Empress Maria: interlaced Cyrillic 'M' and 'F' beneath Imperial crown.
The finely executed cipher is engraved over a raised oval medallion.
A glass decanter, circa 1810, bearing a medallion of similar design and an Imperial cipher 'M' for Empress Maria, mother of Alexander I, is illustrated in the Hermitage exhibition catalog for the Imperial Glass Factory 1777-1917.
Each decanter has a small flat chip on base rim.
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