A large Russian glass from the Country (Prigorodnyi) Service after 1823

A large Russian glass from the Country (Prigorodnyi) Service after 1823, made at the Imperial Glassworks in St Petersburg, designed by Ivan Alekseevich and cut with a spiralling band of leaves between diamond bands with geometric motifs, raised on a faceted stem and starcut foot, 14cm.

Cf. Karen Kettering, Russian Glass at Hillwood, which discusses the champagne flutes from the service, now housed at Hillwood Museum. The service was the first in lead glass to be made at the Glassworks and the intricate pattern was designed to sparkle in candlelight.