(4) A pair of Saint Petersburg Imperial factory porcelain two-handled gueldre rose-encrusted vases and covers , <I>CIRCA</I> 1860, MARKED FOR THE CZAR ALEXANDER II PERIOD AND <I>75</I> IN LARGE OVERGLAZE RED SCRIPT

Sale 2610

THE EUROPEAN NOBLE HOUSE SALE

Amsterdam

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10 - 11 December 2003

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Lot 735

(4) A pair of Saint Petersburg Imperial factory porcelain two-handled gueldre rose-encrusted vases and covers

CIRCA 1860, MARKED FOR THE CZAR ALEXANDER II PERIOD AND 75 IN LARGE OVERGLAZE RED SCRIPT

Price realised

EUR 19,120

Estimate

EUR 3,000 - EUR 4,000

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(4) A pair of Saint Petersburg Imperial factory porcelain two-handled gueldre rose-encrusted vases and covers
Circa 1860, marked for the Czar Alexander II period and 75 in large overglaze red script
Inspired by Meissen Schneeballenblütenvasen models, in the Second Rococo Revival style, gilt and painted in colours, probably after a model by P.U. Ivanov, the cylindrical body elaborately encrusted with various flowers, blossoms and birds, the domed covers en suite with flower-encrusted spire finial
50 cm. high (4)
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Lot 735

(4) A pair of Saint Petersburg Imperial factory porcelain two-handled gueldre rose-encrusted vases and covers

CIRCA 1860, MARKED FOR THE CZAR ALEXANDER II PERIOD AND 75 IN LARGE OVERGLAZE RED SCRIPT

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