Stands approx. 10 ½" tall to the tip of the stopper, 4 ½" wide, the base is 2 ¼" wide, with slender tapering neck capped by a glass stopper. Fits 350 ml of liquid comfortably, probably designed for 300 ml vodka or liqueur service in restaurants. The decanter appears to have been made by pouring glass mass into two half-decanter molds, applying an industrial press to shape them and then joining the halves together. The decanter does not bear the maker's mark but the manufacturing technique and details of the design are strongly reminiscent of the world-famous Gus-Khrustalny factory which

Stands approx. 10 ½" tall to the tip of the stopper, 4 ½" wide, the base is 2 ¼" wide, with slender tapering neck capped by a glass stopper. Fits 350 ml of liquid comfortably, probably designed for 300 ml vodka or liqueur service in restaurants. The decanter appears to have been made by pouring glass mass into two half-decanter molds, applying an industrial press to shape them and then joining the halves together. The decanter does not bear the maker's mark but the manufacturing technique and details of the design are strongly reminiscent of the world-famous Gus-Khrustalny factory which, in the 1950s-60s mass-produced household and industrial glassware to meet the growing demand of the post-war Soviet market.

In excellent condition. There's barely any use wear in the form of a few tiny scuffs and hairlines, hardly noticeable and not at all detractive.

Gus-Khrustalny, a city not far to the east of Moscow, is home to the world-famous Gus-Khrustalny Crystal Factory. Originally the "Maltsov Crystal Factory", it was a business founded in 1724 by a Russian merchant Vasiliy Maltsov (Maltsev), starting with a small glassware works in Mozhaysk near Moscow. The number of Maltsov glass and crystal factories grew until the enterprise became the largest in the 19th century, producing household and presentation glass- and crystalware of wide-spread fame. They manufactured a wide spectrum of glass and lead crystal products, from simple glasses, vases and carafes to multi-person services and unique decorative items for interior design. In early Soviet times, the factory was renamed after Nikolay Bukharin, one of the leading figures of the Bolshevik revolution, Communist party and Soviet government. The name held only until 1938 when Bukharin was executed by a firing squad as part of Stalin's purges.

Please note that the teaspoon in our photo is for size reference.
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