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A BERLIN (K.P.M.) ARMORIAL PIERCED QUATREFOIL TWO-HANDLED BASKET, A FLARED CIRCULAR BASKET AND A PIERCED TRAY FROM THE GRAND DUKE PAVEL PETROVICH SERVICE |
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
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Description
- first basket: 29.2cm. wide, 11½in., second basket: 21.6cm. wide, 8½in., tray: 33cm. wide, 13in.
- circa 1778
each piece painted and gilt with marriage coat-of-arms reserved against crowned double headed eagle, the borders pierced with overlapping arches, enriched in gilding, underglaze blue sceptre marks and incised dashes
Condition
In overall good condition. Slight rubbing to rim of tray.
"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE 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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Grand Duke Paul Petrovich was the son of Peter III (whose father was Karl Friedrich, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp) and Catherine the Great, ( whose grand-father was Prince Christian August of Holstein-Gottorp. Following the death of his first wife in childbirth in 1773, Grand Duke Paul Petrovich married Sophie-Dorothea von Württemburg, at which time she changed her name to Maria Feodorovna. The couple first met in Berlin and Frederick the Great had a hand in arranging the match. On the birth of their first child in 1777, Empress Catherine II gave her son the estate at Pavlovsk. The gift of two services shows the esteem in which Frederick held Grand Duke Paul Petrovich and the importance he placed on Russo-Prussian relations.