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A rare Russian traveling brass samovar. Makers mark of I Malishev manufactory. Tula, the mid of the 19th century. Height: 30 cm. See similar: “The miracle of the antique samovar”. Kolomenskoe museum. Moscow, 2015.

Starting price: 2000€
Estimate: 2500-3000€

Attributed to A. Orlovskiy (1777-1832). Donskoy cossack on rest. Oil on canvas. 1810s. Dimensions: 52 x 45 x 1.2 cm.

Starting price: 800€
Estimate: 1000-1500€

A rare small brass samovar-egoist. Makers mark of TUM Mihala Polyakov. 19th century.

Looks like less than for one litre.

Height: 24.5 cm.

Starting price: 600€
Estimate: 700-800€

Russian Imperial glasswork. Glass with a scene from Medieval European history. 
Workshop of P. P. Semechkin and K. I. Terebenev, St. Petersburg, 1840s
Cobalt glass with transfer-printed decoration, gilding, and painted floral motifs.
Dimensions: 9 x 7.2 cm.

The central reserve depicts a historical scene inspired by Medieval European themes, executed in the manner of an engraving and framed by a gilt cartouche. Surrounding the image are ornamental sprays of stylized leaves and flowers in gold.
The workshop of Terebenev and Semechkin was renowned in the 1840s for its innovative application of lithographic transfer-printing on glass, porcelain, and faience. Their work combined narrative and historical imagery with ornamental gilding, reflecting both technical mastery and the 19th-century fascination with romanticized visions of European history.

Starting price: 3500€
Estimate: 4000-5000€
Hammer Price: 4000€

A Russian Imperial nickeled brass samovar with a tray in the shape of a “Vodka glass”. Makers mark of I. Batashev’s heirs manufactory. Tula, the end of the 19th century. Height: 45 cm.

Starting price: 300€
Estimate: 350-400€

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 glaze

A 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€
Estimate: 4000-5000€
Hammer Price: UNSOLD€

A Russian cast silver-gilt and jasper composition “Rest after a Long Journey”. Maker’s mark of Andres Long, who was associated with the famous Nicols and Plinke workshop in Saint Petersburg. 1849.
Height: 14.5 cm. Total weight: 1535 g.

Starting price: 6000€
Estimate: 7000-9000€

A Russian Imperial brass samovar with a pipe in the shape of a “Cane”. Makers mark of A. Morozov manufactory. Tula, the end of the 19th century. Height: 60 cm.

Starting price: 50€
Estimate: 70-100€

A Russian silver plaque with “Bogatyr” depiction. In a wood frame. Maker’s mark of Third Moscow Artel for Nemirov-Kolodkine firm. Moscow, 1908-1917.
Dimensions unframed: 19.8 x 26.5 cm. Weight of silver: 326 g.

Starting price: 5000€
Estimate: 6000-8000€

A Rare Russian Imperial brass samovar in neoclassical form. Makers mark of I. Kapirzin and sons manufactory. Tula. the end of the 19th century. Height: 51.5 cm.

Starting price: 1000€
Estimate: 1500-2000€

Gardner Figurine “Seated Pointer”
Porcelain
Maker’s mark of Fabrika Gardner in Moscow with Imperial warrant
Height: 10.7 cm

A 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€
Hammer Price: UNSOLD€

A Russian porcelain figure modeled after the famous monument Millennium of Russia in the city of Novgorod. The inscription on the base reads: Tallinn Special Secondary Police School of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the USSR, in honor of the 30th anniversary of the Internal Affairs Directorate of the Executive Committee. November 30, 1974. Maker’s mark: Bronnitsi Manufactory (Proletary factory).
Dimensions: 27 x 18 cm.

The Proletary Porcelain Factory, located near Novgorod, is best known for its porcelain tableware. Aimed primarily at the mass consumer, the factory’s artists created simple, elegant forms that combined well with a variety of decorative styles. Gift pieces were hand-painted, often with large, vibrant floral compositions arranged in bouquets or garlands. The painting was done in bold brushstrokes, and sometimes the ornament covered the entire surface of the item.

The history of Proletary dates back to the 19th century, when it was originally known as the Bronnitsi Porcelain Factory.

Starting price: 20€
Estimate: 50-100€
Hammer Price: UNSOLD€

A Russian silver-gilt cigarette case with gold and enamel badges. Maker’s mark of Grigory Ivanov. Moscow, 1908-1917.
Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 1.5 cm. Weight: 209 g.

Starting price: 800€
Estimate: 1000-1200€

A Russian silver-gilt presentation cigarette case with match holder. Maker’s mark of Eduard Kortman. Petersburg, the end of the 19th century.
Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.5 x 2.2 cm. Weight: 178.5 g.

Starting price: 500€
Estimate: 800-1000€

An Imperial Russian samovar by BUCH brothers. Poland as a part of Russian Empire. 19 century.
This is very rare example of this producer. Silver plated.

Height: 43.5 cm.

Starting price: 7000€
Estimate: 8000-9000€

An unusual Faberge silver-gilt and opaque enamel cigarette case. Moscow, 1908-1917.
Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 1.6 cm. Weight: 162.4 g.

Starting price: 2500€
Estimate: 3000-4000€

Large Qajar Underglaze-Painted Vase

Persia (Iran), Qajar dynasty, 19th century
Pottery (earthenware), polychrome underglaze painting with transparent glaze
Dimensions: height 50 cm
Marks: inventory number “2660” to base

Tall piriform vase on a short foot, with a wide neck and everted rim; four strap handles join the shoulder to the neck. The body is richly painted under the glaze in cobalt blue, manganese, green and touches of yellow: scrolling foliate vines with rosettes and composite blossoms cover the main field, framed by floral bands at the shoulder and foot. Small cartouches punctuate the design, all outlined in dark slip to sharpen the detail.
The dense floral scrolls and deep cobalt ground are characteristic of Qajar ceramics, which revived earlier Safavid ornamental schemes while adopting a brighter, more graphic palette for large display pieces like this well-balanced example.

Starting price: 400€
Estimate: 600-800€
Hammer Price: UNSOLD€

A pair of Russian porcelain vases with floral and botanical decoration, produced by the Gardner Manufactory, Verbilki, circa 1870.
Height: 37 cm.

Each vase is crafted in elegant baluster form with a scalloped, openwork rim edged in gilding. The body is covered in a deep cobalt blue glaze, against which raised white and gold relief decorations of oak leaves, acorns, and intertwining branches stand out vividly.
The Gardner Porcelain Factory, founded in 1754 by Francis Gardner, an Englishman working in Russia, became one of the most renowned manufactories of the Empire. Over two centuries it produced masterpieces of porcelain art that graced imperial palaces and aristocratic collections across Europe.

Famous for its custom-made services featuring family coats of arms, crowns, and monograms, the factory received special recognition from Empress Catherine II in 1785, who granted it the right to use the Moscow coat of arms on its mark. Later, in 1855, it earned the right to bear the Imperial State Emblem of Russia, a distinction given only to the finest manufactories of the period.

These vases exemplify the refinement, craftsmanship, and artistic sophistication of Gardner porcelain in the high historicist style popular during the reign of Alexander II.

Starting price: 800€
Estimate: 1000-1200€
Hammer Price: UNSOLD€

A half-medal commemorating the opening of the Nicholas I monument in Saint Petersburg on 25 June 1859. Engraving by P. Brusnicin. Saint Petersburg, 1859. Silver. Workshop of Morozov. Saint Petersburg, 1908-1917.
Dimensions: 13 x 10.5 cm.

Starting price: 2500€
Estimate: 3000-4000€