Lot 181

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A PAIR OF PORCELAIN MONTEITHS FROM THE DOWRY SERVICE OF GRAND DUCHESS MARIA PAVLOVNA

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PROPERTY FROM A NEW YORK COLLECTION

A PAIR OF PORCELAIN MONTEITHS FROM THE DOWRY SERVICE OF GRAND DUCHESS MARIA PAVLOVNA

BY THE IMPERIAL PORCELAIN FACTORY, ST PETERSBURG, PERIOD OF PAUL I (1796-1801)

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A PAIR OF PORCELAIN MONTEITHS FROM THE DOWRY SERVICE OF GRAND DUCHESS MARIA PAVLOVNA
BY THE IMPERIAL PORCELAIN FACTORY, ST PETERSBURG, PERIOD OF PAUL I (1796-1801)
Each of oval form, each side centring an oval cartouche painted with the views of Italian and Swiss cities, within a strapwork band of roses on red ground alternating with grisaille rosettes, the gilt scalloped rim with similar grisaille rosettes, with gilt female mask handles, inscribed in French under base, both marked under base with blue underglaze factory marks
11½ in. (29.2 cm.) wide

Provenance

Property from the Collection of Alice Tully; Christie's, New York, 26-27 October 1994, lot 216.

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Lot Essay

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 Cabinet Service, which was executed in 1795. Designs for the dowry services given to the daughters of Paul I were mostly approved during his reign, but their execution by the Imperial Porcelain Factory continued throughout the reign of his son, Alexander I.

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