A pair of Fabergé silver-gilt mounted cut-glass decanters, Moscow, 1899-1908

hexagonal with waisted sides, the collar of the silver-gilt mounts decorated with chased ribbon-tied torches between festoons, the lid engraved with monogramed initials above Roman numerals XXX, surmounted by a laurel wreath finial, the curved gilded handles crossed with silver ribbons, struck to lid and collar mount with K.Fabergé in Cyrillic beneath Imperial warrant, 84 standard

height 25.5 cm; 10 1/8 in.