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AN IMPERIAL CRYSTAL BEAKER WITH A PORTRAIT OF TSAR ALEXANDER I, IMPERIAL GLASS FACTORY, PERIOD OF ALEXANDER I (1801-1825)
the crystal beaker cut with a ribbed design, topped by a thick gilded rim and mounted with two milk glass medallions on the body, the front oval featuring a portrait of Emperor Alexander I likely based on the 1814-1819 portrait of the tsar by George Dawe, the medallion on the reverse with a gilded Imperial Cypher of the Emperor, height: 12 cm (4 7/8 in.)