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A group of three Russian porcelain chargers from the Service for Mahmud II, Imperial Porcelain Manufactory, St. Petersburg, 1834
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- porcelain
- diameter of largest platter 15 3/8 in., 39 cm
comprising two large platters and a third, larger platter, each painted with pink floral sprays and trailing gilt scrolls amidst blue cartouches on a white ground, the feet with gilded rims, the two smaller platters with blue cypher of Nicholas I, the larger platter apparently unmarked
Condition
some rubbing to gilding and painting on all three platters
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Nicholas II commissioned this service in 1834 as gift for Mahmud II, the Ottoman Sultan (1808-1839), to mark the signing of the Treaty of Unkiar Skelessi in 1833, which secured Russian access to the Dardanelles. See An Imperial fascination, New York, 1991, pl. 193, p. 95.