Property from an Important Collection, New York
A PORCELAIN COVERED TUREEN ON STAND, IMPERIAL PORCELAIN FACTORY, ST PETERSBURG, PERIOD OF NICHOLAS I, CIRCA 1834
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November 26, 06:32 PM GMT
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
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Property from an Important Collection, New York
A PORCELAIN COVERED TUREEN ON STAND, IMPERIAL PORCELAIN FACTORY, ST PETERSBURG, PERIOD OF NICHOLAS I, CIRCA 1834
the white ground with blue cartouches, decorated with pink flowers and gilt sprays and scrolls, gilt scroll handles and rosette finial, with painted Imperial cypher of Nicholas I
height 38.6cm, 15¼in.
A La Vielle Russie, New York
The present lot was part of a service ordered by Nicholas I in 1834 as a present to Mahmud II, Sultan of Turkey (1808-1839), after the signing of the Treaty of Unkiar Skellessi of 1832, whereby the Russian gained access for an eight-year period to the Dardanelles. Part of this service, including the pair to this tureen, is on display in the Topkapi Palace Museum in Istanbul.
For an identical tureen, please see exhibition catalogue, An Imperial fascination - porcelain: Dining with the Czars, New York, A La Vieille Russie, p. 95 illustrated, no. 193 listed.