A Russian carved mahogany centre table first half 19th century

Estimate

6,000 - 9,000 EUR

bidding is closed

Description

with one paper inventory label reading in Russian Management of Tsarskoe Selo N. 10.303 or 10.308, a second handwritten number in ink on the frame in abbreviated form saying Tsarkosel'ky Palace N: 10308 and a third one in white paint states Tsarkosel'ky Palace 618
78cm. high, 93cm. diameter.

the circular top with acanthus leaf moulding, raised on gadrooned baluster stem, on three scrolled castored feet, each surmounted by a lion's head

Condition

In overall good condition, with dents, marks and scratches due to age and use, especially to the top, some darker blemishes and scratches to the top, minor losses and miniscule chips to the carvings.
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Catalogue Note

Tsarskoe Selo
The Tsarskoe Selo estate, nowadays situated in the town of Pushkin, was the Imperial summer residence just outside St. Petersburg. In the 17th century the estate belonged to the Swedish nobility, but it was conquered by Peter the Great (1672-1725) at the beginning of the 18th century. In 1708 he gave the estate to his wife, the later empress Catherine I. The Tsarskoe Selo situates two imperial palaces with adjacent landscaped gardens; the Catherine Palace and the Alexander palace. The first mentioned was reconstructed by the Scottish architect Charles Cameron (1740-1812) on behalf of Catherine the Great (1729-1796). Besides Cameron's able architectural skills he also designed several furniture objects for the Catherine Palace.

The second palace was also commissioned by Catherine the Great, this time on the occasion of the marriage of her grandson, the future emperor Alexander I (1777-1825). The Italian architect Giacomo Quarenghi (1744-1817) built the palace in neo-Palladian style between 1792-1796. Subsequently, in 1811 Alexander I opened the Imperial Lyceum of which one of the first graduates was Alexander Pushkin. In 1937 the city was renamed after Pushkin to honour one of the greatest Russian poets.