RUSSIAN IMPERIAL SILVER MOUNTED CUT GLASS DECANTER

RARE RUSSIAN IMPERIAL SILVER MOUNTED CUT GLASS DECANTER
This is a Russian Silver and Glass Wine Jug, dating to the late 19th century. It showcases an extremely fine craftsmanship, typical of items produced by the 22nd Artel. For more information, please see below.
HALLMARKS: Marks for silver: '84' for silver content on cap and neck of bottle and '22A' for 22th Artel - famous Silversmith's Artel in Moscow.
CONDITION: Very good condition for its age. For further information, please refer to the pictures.
PROVENANCE: 1. Property from the estate of Paula Trienens, Glencoe, Illinois, USA; 2. Hindman, Chicago, Illinois, USA, October 13, 2020 (the winner will receive this information); 3. Our sale of this item adds another layer of provenance (please print this page). History of sale is very IMPORTANT for serious collection.
DIMENSIONS: Height 6 7/8 inches (17 cm).
ESTIMATED PRICE: $1,000 - $6,000 (significantly lower than today's market price). You have a GREAT CHANCE to purchase a rare item for your collection, and over the years, its price will only INCREASE.
HISTORY of SALES: A few years ago, silver and glass decanters made by Artel were sold sold in Moscow for $12,500, on Sotheby's for $9,932, and $19,704 - please refer to the screenshots for details. Today, prices have significantly increased compared to those of 5-10 years ago.
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A LIFETIME WARRANTY is provided for the originality of this particular item manufactured during the described period of time.
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HISTORY: The silver Mounted Cut Glass Decanter is a typical example of the 22nd Moscow artel, which began its activity in the 1910s. At the beginning of the twentieth century, during the heyday of domestic silver production in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kiev, there was a process of formation of artels of jewellers and silversmiths, which were a kind of unification of craftsmen. The artisans were collectively responsible for the quality of the products, shared income and took care of the employees. Artels began to form in the late 1900s, and by 1917 there were more than thirty of them in Moscow. As a rule, these associations specialized in certain types of products: some worked with silver and created products with filigree enamel in the 'original Russian style', others specialized in cult utensils, releasing precious vestments for images; jewelry artels produced jewelry from gold and precious stones. Some artels have been particularly successful in providing representative frames for crystal objects. These were the 4th, 31st, 14th and 22nd artels, an example of which is the decanter. The frames are made in a strict and restrained neoclassical style, which was especially popular at the beginning of the 20th century. It was quite often used in the design of frames for crystal products, since the very technique of combining faceted crystal with silver was borrowed at the turn of the 19th - 20th centuries from the era of late classicism.
Condition Report: Used