Lot Details
Lot 148
Russian Porcelain Potpourri Vase and Cover
Imperial Porcelain Manufactory, St. Petersburg, period of Alexander II (1855-1881)
After a model by August Spiess, ovoid, on a raised circular foot, the domed cover with rose-form finial, the body painted on each side with a floral bouquet beneath a pierced upper section and above a molded foliate wreath, the sides with two foliate handles above a satyr mask. Height 11 3/4 inches (29.8 cm).
Literature:
E. Khmelnitskaya, August Spiess and the Imperial Porcelain Factory: A Life Dedicated to Porcelain, Moscow (2012), pp. 94-98.
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Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
Sold for $3,437 (includes buyer's premium)
Additional Notes & Condition Report
Markes on both vases are under the glaze; see literature reference for other examples by the manufactory; chips and losses to rose-form finial; loss to leaf tip on one handle; body restored.
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