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In the form of a tube, profiled, surrounded by short grooves, transitioning into an egg-shaped body of polished, colorless crystal. The surface is adorned with soft relief sculpture, featuring vertically and horizontally arranged fish bladder motifs. The neck, custom-made, is set in a silver mount and case, surrounded by closely placed fish bladder ornaments. Short console spout with a lid for the spout. The hinged cap is shaped like a cap, crowned by a tall baluster in the form of a pinecone. A high-set conical ear handle. The handle, lid, and finial are also partly adorned with twisted engraved lines. The mount is gilded on the inside. Marked 84, assay mark, date, manufacturer's mark in Cyrillic with imperial warrant. Scratched inventory number "6652". Height 30 cm. See Postnikova-Losseva, 1995, Nos. 2022, 2125, 2604, 2607; The Hypoculture Museum Catalogue, Fabergé, Dr. Géza von Habsburg, Munich, p. 333. An extremely rare Russian cut glass decanter in a silver mount by Peter Carl Fabergé. Interior gilded. Assay mark and maker's mark with imperial warrant. Dated. Scratched inventory number "6652". Russia. Moscow. Peter Carl Fabergé, 1895.