Property from the Collection of David H. Murdock
A Portion of the Berlin (K.P.M) and Imperial porcelain armorial service for Grand Duke Pavel Petrovich, circa 1778
Lot closes
April 14, 04:44 PM GMT
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 USD
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9,000 USD
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Description
with gilt-rims, the centers painted with a black double-headed eagle holding two shields, one painted with the armorials of the Russian Empire, the other with the armorials of Holstein-Gottorp,
formed of a group of Berlin (K.P.M.) porcelains, comprising:
a two-handled lozenged-shaped reticulated basket and stand, width of stand 13 1/4 in., 33.5 cm;
two square dishes, width 9 1/2 in., 24 cm;
six dinner plates, diameter 9 7/8 in., 25 cm;
two circular bowls, diameter 9 3/4 in., 24.5 cm;
a pair of quatrefoil sauce tureens and covers, width 6 3/4 in., 17 cm,
sceptre marks in underglaze-blue, various impressed and incised marks including incised II to inside footrim of circular bowls, incised III and letters to basket and stand
together with a bottle cooler, Imperial Porcelain Factory, St Petersburg, period of Nicholas I (1825-1855), height 6 7/8 in., 17.5 cm, and further a bottle cooler, probably Berlin, unmarked, height 6 3/4 in., 17 cm,
green inventory number G.28281., or traces of number, to all pieces except one plate and the unmarked bottle cooler. 18 pieces.
six dinner plates, With Heirloom & Howard, Chippenham;
Acquired from the above, 6 July 1981.
Grand Duke Paul Petrovich, later crowned Paul I Emperor of Russia in 1976, was the son of Emperor Peter III and Catherine II ‘The Great’ of Russia. Paul’s first wife died in childbirth, leaving Paul to remarry a bride of his mother’s choice. In 1776, Paul married Sophia Dorothea of Württemberg, known in Russia as Maria Feodorovna. This match was engineered jointly by Catherine and Frederick II ‘The Great’ of Prussia, solidifying diplomatic relations between the two powers. This service, commissioned by Emperor Frederick II of Prussia for Grand Duke Pavel Petrovich, consisted of approximately 360 pieces.
