Russian Works of Art
Russian Works of Art
Property from a Private American Collection
A PORCELAIN TEA AND COFFEE SET FROM THE ALEXANDRIA COTTAGE SERVICE, IMPERIAL PORCELAIN FACTORY, ST PETERSBURG, PERIODS OF ALEXANDER III (1881-1894) AND NICHOLAS II (1894-1917)
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June 17, 04:30 PM GMT
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
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Property from a Private American Collection
A PORCELAIN TEA AND COFFEE SET FROM THE ALEXANDRIA COTTAGE SERVICE, IMPERIAL PORCELAIN FACTORY, ST PETERSBURG, PERIODS OF ALEXANDER III (1881-1894) AND NICHOLAS II (1894-1917)
comprising a coffee pot, covered tea pot, five cups with saucers, a creamer and a sauce boat, all painted with the cottage's coat of arms: a blue shield emblazoned with a sword and wreath, the gilt borders with Cyrillic motto 'For Faith, the Tsar and the Fatherland', one piece with blue Imperial cypher of Nicholas I, with green Imperial cypher of Alexander III and green Imperial cypher of Nicholas II
(14)
height of coffee pot 22cm, 8½in.
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Sotheby's, London, 10 June 2009, lot 590 (part).
Pieces from this service were intended for the Cottage Palace in the Alexandria Park at Peterhof. The service, as well as other decorative objects at the palace were adorned with the coat-of-arms of Alexandria, which were created by the poet and tutor to Alexander Nikolaevich, Vasili Andreeevich Zhukovsky.