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A Louis XVI Silver Soup Tureen, Cover, and Stand from the Russian Imperial Collections, Charles Spriman, Paris, 1778-79
Estimate
40,000 - 80,000 USD
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Description
- marked on stand, base, and cover, the finial with a countermark for 1780-89, numbered 467 and 468
- Silver
- length of stand 19 in.
- 48.3cm
the shaped oval stand chased with flutes, the double-bellied tureen with feet and handles of berried foliage, the sides applied with ribbon-tied beaded cartouches flanked by laurel, the cover mounted with an artichoke surrounded by foliage, gherkin, pea pods, a mushroom, parsnips and asparagus stalk, later French silver liner
Provenance
Foelkersam records that this piece was transferred to the Anichkov Palace in 1881 for the use of the new Emperor Alexander III
Recorded there in 1907 when the palace was occupied by Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna
Presumably confiscated by the Soviets and sold abroad
Literature
Baron Foelkersam, Inventaire de l'argenterie conservée dans le Garde-Meuble des palais impériaux, St. Petersburg, 1907, #331-332 (tureen and stand), vol. II, p. 679.
Condition
nut holding finial probably 19th c., minor dents in liner, slight dings and scratch to stand, otherwise good, chasing crisp and lively
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
The Tsarevich Alexander and his wife the Danish Princess Maria Feodorovna set up house early in their marriage at the Anichkov Palace in St. Petersburg, an monumental building at the corner of the Nevsky Prospect and the Fontanka Canal. By 1881, the new Empress considered it a "beloved, cozy home", and the couple chose to remain there, rather than move to the Winter Palace. For its new, more formal role, various trappings were moved from other Romanov palaces, including this 18th century tureen. Its neoclassical style would have accorded well with the Anichkov's state rooms, and Maria Feodorovna retained the tureen when the Anichkov became her dower residence after 1894.