Measures almost 12" across, 6" wide at the foot. Weighs approx. 2 ½ lbs. In peach colored Manganese glass (aka "caramel glass"). Unusually deep molded ornament on the bottom is made to look like cut glass and thoughtfully leaving the working surface on the top smooth and easy to clean. At the same time, the see-through 3D ornament is highly visible from any angle. The bowl 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 industri

Measures almost 12" across, 6" wide at the foot. Weighs approx. 2 ½ lbs. In peach colored Manganese glass (aka "caramel glass"). Unusually deep molded ornament on the bottom is made to look like cut glass and thoughtfully leaving the working surface on the top smooth and easy to clean. At the same time, the see-through 3D ornament is highly visible from any angle. The bowl 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, in popular caramel glass among others, to meet the growing demand of the post-war Soviet market.

In very good condition. There are a few small scratches on the top surface of the "brim" of the bowl, unobtrusive and not very noticeable, not really detractive. The deep relief of the ornament creates a lovely sparkly "play" in the light, a joy to behold and an effective way of hiding those small scratches we mentioned.

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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