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A PORCELAIN BOTTLE COOLER FROM THE DOWRY SERVICE FOR GRAND DUCHESS MARIA PAVLOVNA
Lot 362

A PORCELAIN BOTTLE COOLER FROM THE DOWRY SERVICE FOR GRAND DUCHESS MARIA PAVLOVNA

BY THE IMPERIAL PORCELAIN FACTORY, ST PETERSBURG, PERIOD OF ALEXANDER I (1801-1825)

Closed28 November 2016

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GBP 18,750

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A PORCELAIN BOTTLE COOLER FROM THE DOWRY SERVICE FOR GRAND DUCHESS MARIA PAVLOVNA
BY THE IMPERIAL PORCELAIN FACTORY, ST PETERSBURG, PERIOD OF ALEXANDER I (1801-1825)
Of cylindrical form, the sides painted with views of the Italian cities of Perugia and Assisi in oval reserves, top rim decorated with rosette lozenges, the handles modelled as ram's heads, inscribed in French under base, marked under base with blue underglaze factory mark
9 7/8 in. (25 cm.) wide

With Arthur S. Vernay, New York (labels under base).

Specialist note

The Dowry Service for Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna (1786-1859), was first commissioned during the reign of Paul I (1796-1801). Its production anticipated her wedding to Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach in 1804. The service relates closely in design to the Grand Duke Pavel Petrovich service, commissioned in 1790; and the Cabinet Service, which was executed in 1795. Designs for the dowry services given to the daughters of Paul I were usually approved during his reign, but their execution by the Imperial Porcelain Factory continued throughout the reign of his son, Alexander I.

A pair of porcelain dishes and a service dish from this service were sold Christie’s, London, 29 November 2006, lots 14-16.