Daria Khristova nee Chernenko
Department Director
Lot 171*
A tall famille jaune porcelain vase in chinoiserie style Imperial Porcelain Factory, St. Petersburg, period of Emperor Alexander II
7 June 2017, 15:00 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £18,750 inc. premium
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A tall famille jaune porcelain vase in chinoiserie style
Imperial Porcelain Factory, St. Petersburg, period of Emperor Alexander II
tapering form with swallow-tail neck and bulbous bottom, decorated with continuous floral design and a pair of standing phoenixes within flowering vines and lush colourful vegetation rendered in enamel against cream yellow ground; interior of the rim is outlined with arches in bright yellow and blue imitating 18th century Chinese ruyi border, marked on underside with green cypher of Emperor Alexander II
height: 60cm (23 5/8in).
tapering form with swallow-tail neck and bulbous bottom, decorated with continuous floral design and a pair of standing phoenixes within flowering vines and lush colourful vegetation rendered in enamel against cream yellow ground; interior of the rim is outlined with arches in bright yellow and blue imitating 18th century Chinese ruyi border, marked on underside with green cypher of Emperor Alexander II
height: 60cm (23 5/8in).
Footnotes
For similar example see V. Znamenov, Imperatorskii Farforovyi Zavod/ 1744-1904, St. Petersburg, 2008, page 609.
Shape of the vase is based on the 19th century Japanese bronze vases which, in turn, were imitating 18th century Chinese porcelain prototypes. Phoenix motifs, which in Chinese design are symbols of the Empress, stylized peonies and floral wines, as well as the colour of the background are typical for the Chinese porcelain made in mid 19th century for the western market. The present vase is a curious adaptation of the Chinese design by the Imperial Porcelain Factory which was embracing fashionable trends of the day and was catering to the sophisticated tastes of the cultural and aristocratic Russian elite.