A PORCELAIN WINE COOLER FROM THE FARM PALACE SERVICE
Property from the Ackland Art Museum, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, sold to benefit the Acquisitions Fund
A PORCELAIN WINE COOLER FROM THE FARM PALACE SERVICE

BY THE IMPERIAL PORCELAIN FACTORY, ST. PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1840

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A PORCELAIN WINE COOLER FROM THE FARM PALACE SERVICE
BY THE IMPERIAL PORCELAIN FACTORY, ST. PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1840
Round, with slightly tapering body on gilt foot, the body decorated with gilt scrolls on pale blue and white ground, the center of each side decorated with the crowned monogram of Grand Duke Alexander, marked with the underglaze blue crowned monogram of Nicholas I
7 in. (17.7 cm.) high

拍品专文

This service was created for the Farm Palace in Alexandria Park in Peterhof. All pieces of the service are decorated with the monogram of the heir to the throne, Grand Duke Alexander.