goblet
Object NameImperial Russian Goblet with Monogram of Catherine II
Manufacturerprobably
Imperial Glassworks
(Russia, 1777-1917)
Made FromGlass
Date1762-1796
Place MadeRussia, probably Saint Petersburg
TechniqueBlown, applied, cut, engraved
SizeOverall H: 20.6 cm, Diam (max): 9.6 cm
Accession Number2016.3.4
Credit LineGift of Bruce and Angela Meyer
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewEuropean Gallery
Physical DescriptionImperial Russian Goblet with Monogram of Catherine II. Colorless, red, white, and blue glasses; blown, applied, cut, engraved. Colorless glass goblet with red, white, and blue twisted filigrana stem and engraved monogram of Catherine II. Conical bucket bowl with rounded rim and facet cut bottom; facet cut stem with two knops (annular and rounded) and interior twisted filigrana cane, round knop at join with flat spreading foot. Engraving on bowl is monogram E-A-II (Elizabeth Alexeyevna II), surmounted by the Great Imperial Crown; on the reverse, the imperial double headed eagle with triple crowns, holding an orb in one talon and scepter in the other; floral sprays on each side to cover full body of bowl; scalloped band at rim. Several bubbles and flaws in glass, including two bubbles larger than 0.5 cm on the foot. Pontil scar on underside of foot.Provenance
Source
Angela Meyer
- 2016-01-01-2016-04-22
Angela and Bruce Meyer purchased the goblets (2016.3.3 and 2016.3.4) as Lot 92 and Lot 93 from Schmidt’s Auctioneers, Inc. in Yspilanti MI on January 1, 2016 (“New Years Day Gallery Auction”, via www.liveauctioneers.com). According to Schmidt’s, the goblets had belonged to a Detroit area collector who decided to downsize. It is unknown whether this collector purchased directly from Sotheby’s in 2001, or if there were intermediary collectors. The goblets (2016.3.3 and 2016.3.4) have been in the United States since at least 2001, when they were sold as a single lot at Sotheby’s, New York ( “Fine Silver, Russian Works of Art and Objects of Vertu”, April 19, 2001, Sale number N07629, Lot 33). The two Sotheby’s New York tags, labeled “7629 33/2”, came to Corning with the goblets.
Angela and Bruce Meyer purchased the goblets (2016.3.3 and 2016.3.4) as Lot 92 and Lot 93 from Schmidt’s Auctioneers, Inc. in Yspilanti MI on January 1, 2016 (“New Years Day Gallery Auction”, via www.liveauctioneers.com). According to Schmidt’s, the goblets had belonged to a Detroit area collector who decided to downsize. It is unknown whether this collector purchased directly from Sotheby’s in 2001, or if there were intermediary collectors. The goblets (2016.3.3 and 2016.3.4) have been in the United States since at least 2001, when they were sold as a single lot at Sotheby’s, New York ( “Fine Silver, Russian Works of Art and Objects of Vertu”, April 19, 2001, Sale number N07629, Lot 33). The two Sotheby’s New York tags, labeled “7629 33/2”, came to Corning with the goblets.
Source
Bruce Meyer
- 2016-01-01-2016-04-22
Angela and Bruce Meyer purchased the goblets (2016.3.3 and 2016.3.4) as Lot 92 and Lot 93 from Schmidt’s Auctioneers, Inc. in Yspilanti MI on January 1, 2016 (“New Years Day Gallery Auction”, via www.liveauctioneers.com). According to Schmidt’s, the goblets had belonged to a Detroit area collector who decided to downsize. It is unknown whether this collector purchased directly from Sotheby’s in 2001, or if there were intermediary collectors. The goblets (2016.3.3 and 2016.3.4) have been in the United States since at least 2001, when they were sold as a single lot at Sotheby’s, New York ( “Fine Silver, Russian Works of Art and Objects of Vertu”, April 19, 2001, Sale number N07629, Lot 33). The two Sotheby’s New York tags, labeled “7629 33/2”, came to Corning with the goblets.
Angela and Bruce Meyer purchased the goblets (2016.3.3 and 2016.3.4) as Lot 92 and Lot 93 from Schmidt’s Auctioneers, Inc. in Yspilanti MI on January 1, 2016 (“New Years Day Gallery Auction”, via www.liveauctioneers.com). According to Schmidt’s, the goblets had belonged to a Detroit area collector who decided to downsize. It is unknown whether this collector purchased directly from Sotheby’s in 2001, or if there were intermediary collectors. The goblets (2016.3.3 and 2016.3.4) have been in the United States since at least 2001, when they were sold as a single lot at Sotheby’s, New York ( “Fine Silver, Russian Works of Art and Objects of Vertu”, April 19, 2001, Sale number N07629, Lot 33). The two Sotheby’s New York tags, labeled “7629 33/2”, came to Corning with the goblets.
Former Collection
Sotheby's
- 2001-04-19
Angela and Bruce Meyer purchased the goblets (2016.3.3 and 2016.3.4) as Lot 92 and Lot 93 from Schmidt’s Auctioneers, Inc. in Yspilanti MI on January 1, 2016 (“New Years Day Gallery Auction”, via www.liveauctioneers.com). According to Schmidt’s, the goblets had belonged to a Detroit area collector who decided to downsize. It is unknown whether this collector purchased directly from Sotheby’s in 2001, or if there were intermediary collectors. The goblets (2016.3.3 and 2016.3.4) have been in the United States since at least 2001, when they were sold as a single lot at Sotheby’s, New York ( “Fine Silver, Russian Works of Art and Objects of Vertu”, April 19, 2001, Sale number N07629, Lot 33). The two Sotheby’s New York tags, labeled “7629 33/2”, came to Corning with the goblets.
Angela and Bruce Meyer purchased the goblets (2016.3.3 and 2016.3.4) as Lot 92 and Lot 93 from Schmidt’s Auctioneers, Inc. in Yspilanti MI on January 1, 2016 (“New Years Day Gallery Auction”, via www.liveauctioneers.com). According to Schmidt’s, the goblets had belonged to a Detroit area collector who decided to downsize. It is unknown whether this collector purchased directly from Sotheby’s in 2001, or if there were intermediary collectors. The goblets (2016.3.3 and 2016.3.4) have been in the United States since at least 2001, when they were sold as a single lot at Sotheby’s, New York ( “Fine Silver, Russian Works of Art and Objects of Vertu”, April 19, 2001, Sale number N07629, Lot 33). The two Sotheby’s New York tags, labeled “7629 33/2”, came to Corning with the goblets.
