SÈVRES NAPOLEONIC IMPERIAL PORCELAIN TEA SERVICE
19th Century
Includes a serving tray, three pots, a covered sugar bowl and two cups with saucers. Each piece with finely hand-painted portraits of Napoleon, Josephine, Mary Louise, Reine Hortense, Roi de Rome, Caroline Murat or Pauline Bonaparte against a cobalt blue ground with gilt embellishments. All pieces marked “M.Imple. de Sevres”.
Tray 10.75” x 12”. Coffeepot height to top of handle 5.5”.
Provenance:
The estate of Antoine Volkoff, former Consul General of the Imperial Russian Government in Chicago in the 1910’s.

Minor gilt wear, one saucer with two chips, two lids missing.

The absence of a condition report does not imply an object is free of defects. All items may have normal signs of age and wear commensurate with their
age; these issues will likely not be mentioned in the condition report. Please contact Eldred's before the auction with any condition questions. Questions about condition will not be answered after purchase. Condition reports are provided as a courtesy, and we are not responsible for any errors or omissions. Important note on frames: Frames are not guaranteed to be in the same condition as they are in the item photograph. Due to handling and shipping, many frames, especially antique ones, are prone to losses. If you have questions about the condition of a frame, please contact us prior to the auction.