A rare part suite of glass probably associated to the Russian Royal Yacht c.1880

A rare part suite of glass probably associated to the Russian Royal Yacht c.1880, comprising a bottle carafe and ten beakers enamelled with the monogrammed initials of Tsar Alexander II and Tsarina Marie Alexandrovna within laurel wreaths, with chainlink borders, the bottle with festoons of anchors linked by a chain swag, 18cm max. (11)

The Russian Royal Yacht, Livadia, was built in 1879-80 to replace a yacht of the same name which had sunk off the coast of Crimea in 1878. The yacht was abandoned following the murder of Alexander II in 1881.