Details
Circular, on four small stud feet, the moulded border applied with foliate motifs, the centre engraved with crowned monogram, the reverse engraved and stamped with inventory number 217, engraved below the rim with X.217 and again in the centre, also engraved with illegible inscription, possibly a Russian scratch weight
1134. in. (29 cm.) diameter
34 oz. (1,059 gr.)
The crowned monogram is probably that of Grand Duke Mikhail Pavlovich or alternativerly his elder sister the Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna (1786-1859) who married, in 1804, Charles-Friedrich, who was to succeed his father as Duke of Saxony in 1828.
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's, Geneva, 17 November 1998, lot 167.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, Olympia, 21 November 2002, lot 90.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 1 December 2010, lot 451.
Special notice
Please note this lot is the property of a consumer. See H1 of the Conditions of Sale.
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