Vase in double-layered milk glass in commemoration of the VSKhV Agricultural Exhibition in Moscow, circa 1950s.
Stands approx. 8 ¾" tall, 4 ½" wide at the top, the base is about 2 ¾" across. In double layered milk glass, with attractive artwork vignette of the emblem of the exhibit depicting collective farmers holding a sheath of wheat.
In excellent condition. There is one minuscule chip at about 3:30 on the centerpiece vignette but we noticed it only at x10 magnification. Other than that, there are no significant chips, scuffs or scratches, the artwork and original gloss are beautifully preserved.
The VSKhV (All-Union Agricultural Exhibition) first opened in Moscow in 1939. Essenti
Stands approx. 8 ¾" tall, 4 ½" wide at the top, the base is about 2 ¾" across. In double layered milk glass, with attractive artwork vignette of the emblem of the exhibit depicting collective farmers holding a sheath of wheat.
In excellent condition. There is one minuscule chip at about 3:30 on the centerpiece vignette but we noticed it only at x10 magnification. Other than that, there are no significant chips, scuffs or scratches, the artwork and original gloss are beautifully preserved.
The VSKhV (All-Union Agricultural Exhibition) first opened in Moscow in 1939. Essentially a giant theme park, it was greatly publicized and was even featured as background of several popular Soviet movies, not to mention endless Soviet and foreign documentaries. The exhibition complex closed during WW2 only to reopen in 1954 in even grander, more ostentatious format. In 1959, it was closed. Work began on redesigning the space and the entire idea of the exhibition to reflect not only agricultural achievements but the new post-war industrial and scientific might of the USSR. The new exhibition, named VDNKh (Exhibition of Achievements of National Economy of the USSR) opened its doors and although it later acquired the famous Space pavilion, the fair lost much of its original Stalinist luster and went downhill from there. The exhibition still exists, now under the acronym VVTs (ВВЦ) which stands for All-Russian Exhibition Center.
Please note that the medal in our last photo is for size reference only.
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