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“It is a great privilege to offer works from one of the finest collections assembled in the 20th century,”commented Robin Woodhead, Chairman of Sotheby’s International. “Lily and Edmond Safra’s collecting passion was directed towards the most important works of art, where beauty and rarity were the cornerstones.True collectors, they brought together only the best and created magical settings that were as comfortable asthey were refined.”
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The Russian works of art on offer feature one of the largest private collections of important Russian porcelains ever to be sold at auction,comprised of over 100 lots of fine and important Russian porcelains, silver,enamels and other objects.
The group is highlighted by an Important Pair of Imperial Porcelain Vases,
decorated with portraits of Emperor Nicholas I and Empress Alexandra Fedorovna from the late 1830s (est. $1.5/2.5million).
Additional highlights from the collection include: an unprecedented number of pieces from the four grand services commissioned by Empress Catherine II (1764-1796) for the exclusive use of the Cavaliers of the Russian Orders of St. George,St. Andrew, St. Alexander Nevsky and St. Vladimir at the annual banquets honoring the membership; rare porcelains made in the earliest days of the Imperial PorcelainManufactory (founded 1744), such as
Empress Elizaveta Petrovna’s Own (Sobstvennyi) Service (est. $20/30,000) and the Orlov Service (est. $80/120,000) commissioned by Empress Catherine II; a large group of finely painted military plates; and a large and varied selection of pieces from the Imperial Porcelain Manufactory’s richly-gilded Kremlin Service, commissioned by Emperor Nicholas I (1825-1855), as well as the factory’s Raphael Service, the largest and most important service commissioned during the reign of Emperor Alexander III (1881-1894)