Lot 0156
Imperial Porcelain Factory. Cup from the Imperial Yacht Standart
Estimate: 600-800€
Cup from the Imperial Yacht Standart
Imperial Porcelain Factory, St. Petersburg, 1910
Porcelain, overglaze painting, gilding; underglaze green factory mark.
Dimensions: 5.7 х 10.7 х 8.6 cm.
A white porcelain cup decorated with the Imperial Standard of Russia — a yellow banner featuring the double-headed eagle. Produced by the Imperial Porcelain Factory for use aboard the Imperial Yacht Standart, the favorite vessel of Emperor Nicholas II.
Built at the Burmeister & Wain shipyard in Copenhagen (1893–1896), the Standart was among the most luxurious yachts of its time, serving both as a royal residence and a venue for diplomatic receptions. Its onboard tableware combined elegance and practicality — stable, low-centered forms ensured safety during sea travel.
Comparable items are preserved in the Peterhof Museum’s collection “Imperial Yachts.”
Starting price: 500€
Estimate: 600-800€
Hammer Price: UNSOLD€
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Imperial Porcelain Factory. Tea Cup from the Cobalt Caillouté Service
Estimate: 500-600€
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Estimate: 500-600€Tea Cup from the Cobalt Caillouté Service
Imperial Porcelain Factory, St. Petersburg, 1881–1894
Porcelain, cobalt ground, gilding, painting, and burnishing
Mark: green underglaze “A III” beneath the Imperial crow.
Dimensions: 6.5 х 10 х 7.5 cm.
A porcelain tea cup from the celebrated Caillouté cobalt service, richly decorated with gilded lattice ornament, floral cartouches, and cobalt-blue ground. The intricate gilding pattern — imitating cobblestone paving — gave the service its French name caillouté.The design originated from a service produced by the Vienna Manufactory in 1786, gifted to Grand Duke Paul Petrovich by Archduke Joseph II of Austria. Closely following Sèvres forms and style, the lavish gilding and deep cobalt tone made it one of the most distinguished ceremonial services of the Russian court.
Similar pieces are published in Imperial Porcelain Factory 1744–1904, ed. V. V. Znamenov, Global View & St. Petersburg Orchestra, St. Petersburg–Moscow, 2008, pp. 492–493.
Starting price: 400€
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Lot 0155
Russian Imperial Glasswork. Glass with a Portrait of Empress Alexandra Feodorovna
Estimate: 5500-6500€
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Russian Imperial Glasswork. Glass with a Portrait of Empress Alexandra Feodorovna
Estimate: 5500-6500€Imperial glass manufactory. Glass decorated with a portrait of Empress Alexandra Feodorovna . Workshop of P. P. Semechkin and K. I. Terebenev. Petersburg, 1840s
Transparent glass with transfer-printed decoration and gilding.
Dimensions: 7.7 x 6 cm.The glass is adorned with a well-known printed image of Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, after the painted original by artist P. I. Razumihin (1812–1848), from the collection of the State Historical Museum. The portrait is framed by a wreath of oak and laurel leaves. Below is the double-headed eagle with scepter and orb; above the garland rises the imperial crown. Oak branches extend to the sides, flanked by four banners on either side of the wreath.
This work exemplifies the lithographic decoration developed by the Terebenev and Semechkin workshop, which specialized in applying portraits of members of the Imperial family to glass, porcelain, and faience objects in combination with gilded ornamentation.Starting price: 5000€
Estimate: 5500-6500€
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Lot 0154
Russian Imperial Glasswork. Glass “Feast of the Sultan”
Estimate: 4000-5000€
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Estimate: 4000-5000€Russian Imperial glasswork. Glass “Feast of the Sultan”
Imperial Glass Factory, Workshop of P. P. Semechkin and K. I. Terebenev. St. Petersburg, 1840s
Cobalt-blue glass with gilt rim and lithographed decoration over glazeA rare cobalt-blue glass depicting the scene “Feast of the Sultan”, inspired by Lord Byron’s poem Don Juan. The detailed grisaille lithograph shows an Oriental banquet scene framed by ornamental borders, enhanced with delicate gilding.
Produced in the lithographic workshop of K. I. Terebenev and P. P. Semechkin, the piece exemplifies their innovative use of transfer-printing on glass, porcelain, and faience. Literary subjects such as this were especially fashionable in the 1840s, reflecting the era’s fascination with European Romanticism and narrative imagery.
A comparable example is published in O. M. Polyashova, Russian Glass of the 18th – Early 20th Century, p. 161. Dimensions: 8.3 x 7 cm.
Starting price: 3500€
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Lot 0158
Gardner Porcelain Figurine “Seated Pointer”
Estimate: 1000-1200€
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Estimate: 1000-1200€Gardner Figurine “Seated Pointer”
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Maker’s mark of Fabrika Gardner in Moscow with Imperial warrant
Height: 10.7 cmA finely modeled porcelain figure of a pointer dog, naturalistically painted with brown and white markings. Produced at the renowned Gardner Factory, founded in the 18th century and celebrated for its lifelike animal figures, which were highly prized in 19th-century Russia.
Condition: small chip on the ear.
Starting price: 800€
Estimate: 1000-1200€
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