A porcelain dessert plate from the Tsar Nicholas I service
Estimate $8,000 – $12,000
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, MELBOURNE
by the Imperial Porcelain Factory, St. Petersburg, period of Nicholas I, with gilded and gadrooned scalloped rim, the central reserve painted with the badge of the Order of Saint Andrew on a white ground, the blue ground border having alternating circular and ovoid reserves decorated with the badges of the Orders of Saint George, Saint Alexander Nevsky, Saint Vladimir, the White Eagle, Saint Stanislaus and Saint Anne respectively, marked under base with blue under glaze factory mark
25 cm in diameter
- Lot Sold $11,000 (Hammer Price)
- $13,420 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
Provenance
Xenia Borovanski
The Estate of Norman Kew, Melbourne
Private Collection, Melbourne
Condition Report
Some very minor scratches to gilding, 7 minor points of wear to the high points, 3mm flake to verso which just extends around to the front edge, one minor firing spot to verso, otherwise excellent condition.
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Alison AlfordConsultant Arts & DesignSydney T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 E: Alison Alford |
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Ann RobertsConsultant, Asian Art Arts & DesignMelbourne T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 E: Ann Roberts |
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