Saint George Award Ashtray Russian Guards Red Army military officer WW2 WWII War

Description

Rare Saint George Award Ashtray (also known as Guards Award in Soviet context). The traditional combination of the colors of the ribbon of Saint George (black and orange) and red. Made in the old "guta" technique. 100% Handicraft - one-of-a-kind! Such ashtrays were awarded to the highest command of the officers of the Red Army (maybe the generals)
SPECIFICATIONS:
- Manufactured in 1930-1940s
- Dimensions: 2.5x6.5x6.5 inches
- Weight: 2 lb
Additional information about the "guta" technique:
Free blowing with a glass blowing tube, or gut technique, guta (from the Latin Gutta - a drop) consists in the free molding of a glass product without a shape. The master, dials a drop of glass on the tip of the tube, quickly inflates it into a ball, rotates it, periodically adjusts with wooden bars, throws the tube into one or the other hand, while constantly rotating it. So the set takes the forms that the glassblower intended. The resulting object is removed from the tube and placed on a “pontium” (iron rod) to process the product: open the top, pull out part of the glass or roll the lower part to obtain the corresponding sketch or personal idea of the master of the product. Manual blowing and shaping allow you to create highly artistic things that clearly characterize the skill of each performer. Products made in gut technique are distinguished by uniqueness.
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