Russian Works of Art, Fabergé and Icons

A pair of cornucopia vases, Imperial Porcelain Factory, St Petersburg, period of Nicholas I (1825-1855)

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November 30, 06:31 PM GMT

Estimate

12,000 - 15,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

A pair of cornucopia vases, Imperial Porcelain Factory, St Petersburg, period of Nicholas I (1825-1855)

the bodies painted with flowers and gilt embellishments, each applied with a finely modelled bird and foliate scrolls with blue and gilt accents, one with the blue imperial cypher for Nicholas I

height 22.5cm; 8⅞in.

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For a comparable vase see T.N. Nosovich and I.P. Popova, Imperatorskii Farforovyi Zavod 1744 - 1904, St Petersburg, 2008, p. 441.

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