24th Mar, 2017 9:00 GMT/BST
Spring Fine Art Sale
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A Set of Three Imperial Porcelain Factory St Petersburg Porcelain Oyster Dishes, 1900 and 1902,...
The Raphael Service was commissioned by Alexander III in 1883 for the Tsarskoselsky Palace and was inspired by Raphael's frescos in the Loggias of the Vatican. The nature of the decoration of this extensive service meant that it was not completed until 1903
Provenance: Given to a Lancashire engineer whilst on a trade mission to Russia in the 1920s, and thence by descent
Sold for £18,000
Estimated at £18,000 - £20,000
Very minor surface wear. 170317
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