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A PORCELAIN SAUCE BOAT AND STAND FROM THE SERVICE OF THE SULTAN OF TURKEY
BY THE IMPERIAL PORCELAIN FACTORY, ST PETERSBURG, PERIOD OF NICHOLAS I (1825-1855)
Both painted with floral sprays and trailing gilt scrolls amidst blue cartouches on a white ground, with gilt rims, both with gilt scroll handles, both marked under bases with blue overglaze factory marks
The stand, 10¾ in. (27.3 cm.) long
Literature
Exhibition catalogue, An Imperial Fascination: Porcelain - Dining with the Czars Peterhof, A La Vieille Russie, New York, 1991, no. 194.
Exhibited
New York, A La Vieille Russie, An Imperial Fascination: Porcelain. Dining with the Czars: Peterhof, 1991, no. 194.
Special notice
These lots have been imported from outside the EU for sale using a Temporary Import regime. Import VAT is payable (at 5%) on the Hammer price. VAT is also payable (at 20%) on the buyer’s Premium on a VAT inclusive basis. When a buyer of such a lot has registered an EU address but wishes to export the lot or complete the import into another EU country, he must advise Christie's immediately after the auction.
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