Property from the Collection of Boris Fuchsmann, Germany
A porcelain cup and cover, Imperial Porcelain Factory, period of Nicholas II, 1898
Auction Closed
November 25, 06:21 PM GMT
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
modelled as a gilded kneeling female figure in sarafan and kokoshnik, supporting a two-handled teacup with a dark blue ground below a gilded leaf and scrollwork border, the cover similarly decorated, marked under base with green factory mark and incised 2.
height 23.5 cm; 9 1/4 in.
With Galerie Popoff, Paris, 1970s;
Christie’s London, 29 November 2010, lot 370
The present lot is based on a model by Stepan Pimenov (1784-1833), master modeller at the Imperial Porcelain Factory during the reign of Alexander I. The model was conceived by Pimenov for the Guriev Service (1809-1816). See N.B. von Wolf (ed. T.N. Nosovich), Imperatorskii farforovyi zavod, 1744-1904, St Petersburg, 2008, p. 225.
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