Lot Essay
This model of a chocolatiere was used during the reign of Catherine the Great, and an example appeared in the famous Orlov Service created in the mid 1760s
BY THE IMPERIAL PORCELAIN FACTORY, ST. PETERSBURG, PERIOD OF ELIZABETH PETROVNA
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A porcelain Chocolatiere
by the Imperial Porcelain Factory, St. Petersburg, period of Elizabeth Petrovna
Urn-shaped, on raised foot, painted with floral sprays, the moulded spout with a ribbon-tied laurel garland holding pink feathers, the angular handle with similar moulded laurel sprays and bud, the spiral fluted domed cover painted with flowers with an overturned urn, apparently unmarked
7 7/8in. (20cm.) high
by the Imperial Porcelain Factory, St. Petersburg, period of Elizabeth Petrovna
Urn-shaped, on raised foot, painted with floral sprays, the moulded spout with a ribbon-tied laurel garland holding pink feathers, the angular handle with similar moulded laurel sprays and bud, the spiral fluted domed cover painted with flowers with an overturned urn, apparently unmarked
7 7/8in. (20cm.) high