Stands 12" tall. The rim is 4" wide, almost 4 ½" wide at the base. The vase features exquisite hand-painted spacy and delicate arrangement of poppies, other field flowers, and grasses. A thin line of the same color as the dominant color of the centerpiece runs around the rim. A similar but double line runs around the shoulder and base, completing the art form. It is a joy to look at! The vase is unmarked but the quality of the glass and the style of the artwork strongly suggests that this vase was made by the Red May Glass Factory masters.

In very good condition. The only two items of wear seen by the naked eye are a small scuff on the petal of the left-most poppy and an even smaller chip to the glass at the lip about 90 degrees left of the artwork. None of this wear is too intrusive or detractive.

The history of the Red May Glass Factory goes back to 1873 and the town of Vyshniy Volochok in the Tver Region, when the original chemical plant there was bought out by A. Bolotin, a merchant. At first, they produced only clear glass utilitarian items for apothecaries and households. This changed when Bolotin invited master glass blower Vasiliy Vekshin. Production lines expanded to include items from painted glass, two- and three-layer glass, as well as hand-painted decoration using gold, enamels, and silicate paints. In the Soviet times, the factory continued to prosper and expand its repertoire. In particular, the factory was ordered to create the multi-layered sheets of glass for the 5 stars of the main towers of the Moscow Kremlin. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the factory did not last long and was closed in 2002.

Please note that the podstakannik in our last photo is there for size reference only and is not part of the sale.