A BISCUIT PORCELAIN BUST OF COUNT VLADIMIR BORISOVICH FREDERIKS (1838-1927)

BY THE IMPERIAL PORCELAIN FACTORY, ST PETERSBURG, PERIOD OF NICHOLAS II, 1906

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A BISCUIT PORCELAIN BUST OF COUNT VLADIMIR BORISOVICH FREDERIKS (1838-1927)
BY THE IMPERIAL PORCELAIN FACTORY, ST PETERSBURG, PERIOD OF NICHOLAS II, 1906
Realistically modelled, facing right, wearing military uniform with epaulettes and insignia beneath his overcoat, on a square base, marked under base with green factory mark, also marked with Cyrillic initials 'P.Sh' for Pavel Shmakov
14 1/8 in. (36 cm.) high

Provenance

Anonymous sale; Christie’s, London, 21 April 1988, lot 159.
Acquired at the above by the descendants of Count Vladimir Frederiks.
Acquired from the above by the previous owner.

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Lot Essay

Count Vladimir Frederiks (1838-1927) was Minister of the Household and Imperial Court between 1897 and 1917. Having a close relationship with Emperor Nicholas II and his wife Alexandra Feodorovna, he was responsible for the administration of the Imperial family's personal affairs and living arrangements, as well as the awarding of Imperial honours and medals.

For a similar bust, see N.B. von Wolf (ed. V.V. Znamenov), Imperatorskii farforovyi zavod, 1744-1904, St Petersburg, 2008, p. 637.

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