Stands approx. 12 ½" tall to the tip of the stopper, oval foot is about 4 ½" x 3". Weighs close to 5 lbs. Holds 750 ml of liquid comfortably A magnificent deep hand-cut ornament allows to see through the outer layer of ruby-colored glass, creating a see-through 2-tone design, extremely popular in the 1950s. The vase is not maker marked but the manufacturing technique and details of the design are strongly suggestive of the world-famous Gus-Khrustalny factory which, in the 1950s-60s mass-produced household and industrial glassware, in popular ruby and manganese glass among others, to m

Stands approx. 12 ½" tall to the tip of the stopper, oval foot is about 4 ½" x 3". Weighs close to 5 lbs. Holds 750 ml of liquid comfortably A magnificent deep hand-cut ornament allows to see through the outer layer of ruby-colored glass, creating a see-through 2-tone design, extremely popular in the 1950s. The vase is not maker marked but the manufacturing technique and details of the design are strongly suggestive of the world-famous Gus-Khrustalny factory which, in the 1950s-60s mass-produced household and industrial glassware, in popular ruby and manganese glass among others, to meet the growing demand of the post-war Soviet market.

In very good to excellent condition. There is a chip to the lip where it adjoins the handle. However, we did not even see it until we ran a finger around the lip to feel for chips, and there it was, sizable but all but invisible! There is no other post-production wear or damage of any kind 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 only.
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