the cobalt blue and deep red body with intricate floral hand-gilded designs, with two large handles in the form of scrolling acanthus leaves, the lip of the vase with an open works design and gilded medallions, one medallion features a plumed helmet with swords, the other a shield with swords, the central body with large gilt cartouches on either side featuring a hand-painted Biblical scene with Rebecca and Isaac, as well as an opulent bouquet of blooming flowers, supported by a network of scrolling feet, height: 57.2 cm. (22 1/2 in.)

EXPERTISE:
Sold with a certificate of expertise from E. A. Ivanova, Head of the Decorative Art department, State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, January 24, 2006

LITERATURE:
V. A. Popov, Russian Porcelain: Private Factories , (Leningrad: Hudozhnik, 1980), p. 155-156