BY THE IMPERIAL PORCELAIN FACTORY, PERIOD OF NICHOLAS I

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A porcelain teapot from the Service of Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolaievich
by the Imperial Porcelain Factory, period of Nicholas I
Of baluster form, decorated with bands of ciselé gilt, green, red and black strapwork, incorporating a cartouche on each side containing the Cyrillic initials for the Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolaievich and the Romanov coat-of-arms, the scroll handle and eagle-headed spout decorated overall, the gilt finial moulded as a helmet, marked under base
7¼ in. (18.5 cm.) high

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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium, which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

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Please note that the size in cm. is 18.5 and not 8.5 as stated in the catalogue.

Lot Essay

The service was made between 1848-1852, ordered on the occasion of the marriage of Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolaievich to Alexandra Iuossipovna, Princess of Saxe-Altenburg in 1848.

The design by the architect Solnstev, was one of the first produced in the Russian-byzantine style. The helmet finial is a copy of the original, worn by Tsar Aleksei Mikhailovich, which was made in Iran in the XVI century and is now in the Kremlin Armoury. The helmet is also reproduced in Solnstev's book, "Treasures of the Russian Government", first published in 1853.

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