St. Petersburg, Vladimir Gordon, 1908 - 1917. Russian silver-mounted cut-glass claret jug, of a tapering cylindrical form cut with intricate star and sunburst patterns to the body, featuring the silver rim mount with a hinged silver gilt cover, repousse stiff leaf border and foliate thumb-piece and an elegant angular handle. Hallmarks: V. Gordon, SP, in Cyrillic, 84 Russian silver standard, kokoshnik marks. Note: Vladimir Ale
