A Rare Glass Cache-Pot and Saucer
BY THE IMPERIAL GLASS FACTORY, ST PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1810
A Rare Glass Cache-Pot and Saucer
by the Imperial Glass Factory, St Petersburg, circa 1810
Cylindrical, the lower part with two faceted and gilded ribbed bands, the upper border flared, the dark-violet glass decorated with applied gilt classical Etruscan figures, with a foliate design on the upper border, gilt rim, the dark-violet glass saucer with gilt rim, apparently unmarked
7 in. (17.8 cm.) high (2)