A PAIR OF PORCELAIN WINE COOLERS FROM THE GOTHIC SERVICE
A PAIR OF PORCELAIN WINE COOLERS FROM THE GOTHIC SERVICE

BY THE IMPERIAL PORCELAIN FACTORY, PERIOD OF NICHOLAS I

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A PAIR OF PORCELAIN WINE COOLERS FROM THE GOTHIC SERVICE
BY THE IMPERIAL PORCELAIN FACTORY, PERIOD OF NICHOLAS I
Each round, with slightly tapering body on gilt foot and gilt scroll handles, the bodies decorated with red, green and gilt geometric patterns on blue ground, marked under bases with blue overglaze mark
Each: 8 in. (20.3 cm.) high (2)
Literature
A La Vieille Russie, An Imperial Fascination: Porcelain, New York, 1992, p. 92-93.

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The Gothic Service was commissioned by Tsar Nicholas I in 1832. It was created for the Winter Palace and comprised a dinner and tea service of 150 place settings, totalling 1,832 pieces.

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