Lot 73
- 73
A Porcelain Plate after the Cameo Service, Minton's, circa 1900
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- impressed marks including date letter S for 1889, gold crowned globe mark with England printed beneath
- Ceramic
- Diameter 10 1/4 in.
- 26 cm
decorated after the famous Service aux camées commissioned by Catherine the Great from Sèvres in 1776, centered with the floriated Imperial cypher of Catherine II framed by ribbon-tied branches of laurel and myrtle, with a turquoise ground, the border with scrolling floral ornament in ciselé gilt interspersed with classical motifs on iron red grounds within reserves
Condition
overall good condition
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Minton made a number of plates and bottle coolers after the Cameo Service and it has been speculated that they used as their model examples from the collection of W.J. Goode, who had been among those able to acquire a number of pieces stolen from the Winter Palace during the great fire of 1837. See E. Aslin and P. Atterbury, Minton, 1798-1910, London, 1976, pp. 85-86 and D.C., "Thomas Goode's and the Czar," The Antique Collector October 1987, p. 105.