Sale 3730
New York
|
20 May 2015
Price realised
USD 10,000
Estimate
A PAIR OF PORCELAIN SERVING BOWLS AND STANDS FROM THE IMPERIAL YACHT LIVADIA SERVICE BY THE IMPERIAL PORCELAIN FACTORY, ST. PETERSBURG, PERIOD OF ALEXANDER II (1855-1881) Ovoid, with scalloped rims, the green borders decorated with intertwined chains set with anchors at intervals and centered with en grisaille Imperial crown within beaded border surrounded by a ribbon-tied laurel, marked under base with underglaze green factory mark The stands 12½ in. (31.8 cm.) diameter
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