Stands approx. 14" tall to the tip of the stopper, 11" without. Slender neck ends in a 1 ¾"-wide lip. The body is a little over 4" wide at the shoulder, 3 ½" wide at the foot. The 4"-long stopper features the same rowan-themed ornament as the body. It's a safe guess that this carafe was meant to double as a decanter for Ryabinovka (Рябиновка), one of the DIY liqueurs so popular in the Soviet Union (effectively, a tincture of rowan berries in vodka, or in brandy in more affluent households). The carafe holds up to 1.4 liters (approx. 0.37 US gallon) of liquid.

It appears to have been made by pouring glass mass into two half molds, applying an industrial press to shape them and then joining the halves together. The decanter 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 to meet the growing demand of the post-war Soviet market.

In excellent, outstanding condition. There is barely any use wear in the form of a few tiny scuffs and contact points, hardly noticeable even at close inspection and not at all detractive.

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 podstakannik in our photo is for size reference.