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MAY 2023 DECORATIVE & FINE ART SALE
Lot 45:
Rare Russian porcelain tea cup and saucer produced by Imperial Porcelain Factory, St. Petersburg, reign of Emperor Paul I (1796-1801). Both are decorated with hand-painted Napoleonic Wars military regimental scenes within square cartouches, flanked by gilded Russian Imperial eagles, rims are outlined with gilded foliate border. Marked with a blue underglaze monogram of Emperor Pavel.For additional pieces from the service see: At the Tsar’s table, Russian Imperial porcelain from the Raymond F. Piper collection, exhibition catalog, Haggerty Museum of Art, Wisconsin, 2001, p. 6.
Dimensions: Cup: H: 2 1/4 in., (5.7 cm.)Saucer: D: 4 7/8 in., (12.3 cm.)
Condition: Very good, the cup could have been restored.
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