Lot Essay
For a portrait of Alexander I after Gerhard Kügelchen see: D. A. Rovinskii, Dictionary of Russian engraved Portraits, vol. 1, St Petersburg, 1886, p. 45, no. 19.
BY THE IMPERIAL PORCELAIN FACTORY, ST PETERSBURG, 1800S
Details
A cup and saucer with a portrait of Emperor Alexander I after G. Kügelgen
By the Imperial Porcelain Factory, St Petersburg, 1800s
The cylindrical cup, the body painted in burgundy colour, with an oval within a gilt border depicting Emperor Alexander I on blue-grey background, the saucer with a multi-coloured border, the centre containing gilt Imperial coat of arms within a square reserve, gilt rims, apparently unmarked, with incised 'P' under base of the cup
the cup 2 1/2 in. (6.2 cm.) high
By the Imperial Porcelain Factory, St Petersburg, 1800s
The cylindrical cup, the body painted in burgundy colour, with an oval within a gilt border depicting Emperor Alexander I on blue-grey background, the saucer with a multi-coloured border, the centre containing gilt Imperial coat of arms within a square reserve, gilt rims, apparently unmarked, with incised 'P' under base of the cup
the cup 2 1/2 in. (6.2 cm.) high
Literature
A. L. Kusakin et al., Exhibition catalogue, War and Peace 1812, an Exhibition from private domestic and foreign Collections, Moscow, 2008, no. 324 (1), illustrated p. 202.
Exhibited
Moscow, State Historical Museum, War and Peace 1812, an Exhibition from private domestic and foreign Collections, December 2008 - March 2009, no. 324 (1).
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