Property of a European Private Collector
Russian Acid-Etched Cameo Glass Vase
Imperial Glass Works, St. Petersburg, period of Nicholas II, dated 1901
Baluster form, with everted neck and knopped stem, raised on a circular foot, depicting two cranes standing in shallow water amid reeds and rushes and hunting a frog, engraved factory mark and date under foot. Height 14 inches (36 cm.).
For other examples of cameo glass vases by the Imperial Glass Works, see Christie's, London, November 30, 2015, lot 355; Christie's, London, November 26, 2012, lot 401; and Christie's, New York, April 18, 2007, lot 293. A further example with silver mounts by Fabergé, sold Christie's, New York, April 23, 2010, is now part of the McFerrin Collection, Houston, Texas.
Sold for $6,250
Estimated at $8,000 - $12,000
Includes Buyer's Premium
Property of a European Private Collector
Russian Acid-Etched Cameo Glass Vase
Imperial Glass Works, St. Petersburg, period of Nicholas II, dated 1901
Baluster form, with everted neck and knopped stem, raised on a circular foot, depicting two cranes standing in shallow water amid reeds and rushes and hunting a frog, engraved factory mark and date under foot. Height 14 inches (36 cm.).
For other examples of cameo glass vases by the Imperial Glass Works, see Christie's, London, November 30, 2015, lot 355; Christie's, London, November 26, 2012, lot 401; and Christie's, New York, April 18, 2007, lot 293. A further example with silver mounts by Fabergé, sold Christie's, New York, April 23, 2010, is now part of the McFerrin Collection, Houston, Texas.
Auction: Doyle+Design, Dec 18, 2019