Description
Set of 31 cut glass stemware and cut-glass bowls each with incised crest of Princess Nazli Zainab Hanim Fazil. Including four cranberry cut-glass water goblets, seven clear cut-glass water goblets (four larger and three smaller), three sherry glasses (one larger and two smaller), four tumblers, one oil cruet with stopper, two nut bowls, two medium-sized bowls, three wine goblets, one salt shaker, four piece silver plate condiment cruet, and one larger bowl.
Provenance: Commissioned by Prince Mustafa Fazil Pasha for the occasion of his daughter, Princess Nazli Zainab Hanim’s marriage to Ali Khalil Pasha. Family stories hold that the Princess Nazli sent this set through the desert by camel to be used for a peace treaty dinner between the Ottomans and the Russians (likely the Treaty of San Stefano, 1878); Thence by descent.
(Cranberry cut-glass water goblets, each) Height: 5 in x diameter: 2 3/4 in. (Cut-glass water goblets, each) Height ranges from 4 1/4 in to 5 in; diameter ranges from 2 1/2 in to 2 3/4 in. (Sherry glasses, each) Height ranges from 3 1/4 in to 4 in; diameter ranges from 2 in to 2 1/4 in. (Tumblers, each) Height: 3 in x diameter: 2 1/2 in. (Decanter, including stopper) Height: 7 1/4 in x diameter: 2 1/4 in. (Salt shaker) Height: 5 1/2 in x diameter: 2 1/4 in. (Nut bowls, each) Height: 1 1/2 in x diameter: 4 in. (Medium bowls, each) Height: 3 in x diameter: 5 1/4 in. (Wine goblets, each) Height: 6 1/2 in x diameter: 3 1/4 in. (Condiment cruet, excluding glassware) Height: 6 1/4 in x width: 5 1/2 in x depth: 4 1/4 in. Weight: 171.1 g. (Larger bowl) Height: 2 1/2 in x diameter: 9 1/2 in.
Provenance: Commissioned by Prince Mustafa Fazil Pasha for the occasion of his daughter, Princess Nazli Zainab Hanim’s marriage to Ali Khalil Pasha. Family stories hold that the Princess Nazli sent this set through the desert by camel to be used for a peace treaty dinner between the Ottomans and the Russians (likely the Treaty of San Stefano, 1878); Thence by descent.
(Cranberry cut-glass water goblets, each) Height: 5 in x diameter: 2 3/4 in. (Cut-glass water goblets, each) Height ranges from 4 1/4 in to 5 in; diameter ranges from 2 1/2 in to 2 3/4 in. (Sherry glasses, each) Height ranges from 3 1/4 in to 4 in; diameter ranges from 2 in to 2 1/4 in. (Tumblers, each) Height: 3 in x diameter: 2 1/2 in. (Decanter, including stopper) Height: 7 1/4 in x diameter: 2 1/4 in. (Salt shaker) Height: 5 1/2 in x diameter: 2 1/4 in. (Nut bowls, each) Height: 1 1/2 in x diameter: 4 in. (Medium bowls, each) Height: 3 in x diameter: 5 1/4 in. (Wine goblets, each) Height: 6 1/2 in x diameter: 3 1/4 in. (Condiment cruet, excluding glassware) Height: 6 1/4 in x width: 5 1/2 in x depth: 4 1/4 in. Weight: 171.1 g. (Larger bowl) Height: 2 1/2 in x diameter: 9 1/2 in.
Condition
To two of the clear cut-glass water goblets, there are small to moderate losses along the extreme edges of the lobed feet. To one of the tumblers, there is a large loss along the underside. To the remaining dishes, there are no major breaks or losses. To the majority of the dishes, there are fleabite chips and light scratches, particularly along the undersides. Tarnishing to the silverplate elements.
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31 Pcs Cut Crystal Stemware & Bowls w/ Crowned Monogram
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