Lot 488

RUSSIAN ORMOLU MOUNTED PORCELAIN TAZZA FROM THE GRAND DUKE ALEXANDROVICH SERVICE
PROBABLY 1855-1881

Fine Furniture and Works of Art
Auction: 5 April 2017 at 11:00 BST
£3,250
Description
the oval dish of lobed outline decorated with two opposing Imperial ciphers of Grand Duke Alexander Alexandrovich, raised on a baluster stem with moulded masks and a domed foot, with red and gilt decoration, enhanced with scrolling leafy ormolu mounts, the marks obscured by mounts, probably period of Alexander II
Dimensions
29.5cm wide, 29cm high
Footnote
Provenance: Russian Works of Art from the Collection of The Late Jan Bethge Esq.
