Clear Glass Decanter, Hand-Cut, with Original Stopper, circa 1960s-70s.
Stands 7" tall to the top of the stopper, oval foot is about 2 ½ x 3". Weighs a little over 1 lb, holds 250 ml of liquid. The decanter is not maker marked but the clarity of the glass mass, the manufacturing technique and details of the simple and tasteful design are strongly suggestive 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, outstanding condition. Even our close inspection did not reveal a single scratch, scuff or chip visible to the
Stands 7" tall to the top of the stopper, oval foot is about 2 ½ x 3". Weighs a little over 1 lb, holds 250 ml of liquid. The decanter is not maker marked but the clarity of the glass mass, the manufacturing technique and details of the simple and tasteful design are strongly suggestive 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, outstanding condition. Even our close inspection did not reveal a single scratch, scuff or chip visible to the naked eye.
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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