Description
Likely from a larger set, this tea glass with its holder is an excellent example of Fabergé’s ability to imbue objects of everyday use with exceptional artistry. The holder features elegant scroll motifs forming two horizontal bands and a handle, an ingenious take on the French ornamental style of the mid-eighteenth century.
Provenance
(Wartski Ltd, London, sold to J. Randolph Hiller) (1999); Hiller-Borneman Collection, Pittsburgh, PA, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art (?–2021); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (2021–)
Accession Number
2021.156
Medium
silver, glass
Dimensions
Handle: 7.6 cm (3 in.)
Classification
Glass
Credit Line
Gift of the Hiller-Borneman Collection