AUCTION # 30: RUSSIAN APPLIED AND DECORATIVE ART

ANTIQUE RUSSIAN IMPERIAL PORCELAIN NICHOLAS I TEA SET

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Start price: $3,000

Estimated price: $4,000 - $5,000

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Early 19th-century porcelain tea set made by the Imperial Porcelain Factory. Consists of a lidded teapot, sugar bowl, cream jug, and six saucers. 13 pcs. All are decorated with gilding and floral motif. Marked on verso underglaze in blue ink with the cipher of Nicholas I under the Imperial crown.

Dimensions: Saucer D: 6 in., (15.2 cm.) H: 4 1/2 in., (11.4 cm.)

Condition: Very good, no visible signs of damage or restoration