A LARGE AND IMPRESSIVE BLUE GLASS TANKARD BY THE IMPERIAL GLASS FACTORY, ST PETERSBURG, LATE 18TH / EARLY 19TH CENTURY Of cylindrical form with a handle and a detachable cover, the body centring a silvered cartouche with the initials 'MJ' beneath a coronet, within swags and foliate decoration beneath a border of foliate motifs and stars, with a stylised beaded lower border, the cover similarly decorated, with a ball finial, apparently unmarked 11 ¾ in. (29.5 cm.) high, with cover Provenance Acquired by the grandfather of the present owner.
A LARGE AND IMPRESSIVE BLUE GLASS TANKARD BY THE IMPERIAL GLASS FACTORY, ST PETERSBURG, LATE 18TH / EARLY 19TH CENTURY Of cylindrical form with a handle and a detachable cover, the body centring a silvered cartouche with the initials 'MJ' beneath a coronet, within swags and foliate decoration beneath a border of foliate motifs and stars, with a stylised beaded lower border, the cover similarly decorated, with a ball finial, apparently unmarked 11 ¾ in. (29.5 cm.) high, with cover Provenance Acquired by the grandfather of the present owner.
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