April 22, 2009 auction of Russian art at Sotheby's in New York will be presented to the imperial silver tea service work and Plinke Nichols (St. Petersburg, 1879) from the Anastasia Mikhailovna, granddaughter of Nicholas I. In London, July 10, 2009 Sotheby's will present a unique pair of vases. This is the largest vase ever exhibited at Sotheby's (estimeyt: 1,2-1,8 million pounds.). Earlier in the collection of vases were Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich, the son of a cousin of Nicholas II.

Imperial tea service

tea service was made for the wedding the Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of year marriage to Franz Friedrich, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Shverinskim, a relative of the Emperor Alexander III. Service display at an exhibition in New York from 17 to 21 April. Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna (1860-1922), granddaughter of Emperor Nicholas I, on the memoirs of contemporaries and friends, was «very beautiful, tall, slender, with Greek features: it seemed truly perfect princess». Among the great-grandson of Princess European monarchs such as the Princess Alexia of Greece and Denmark and Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece and Denmark. Estimeyt service - 320-380 thousand dollars, he is the best team in the upcoming auction of lots of Russian Art Sotheby's April 22, 2009.

A pair of imperial porcelain vases

A pair of imperial porcelain palace vases (estimeyt - 1,2-1,8 million pounds) from subtle vegetal ornament, made in the two-gold, and copies of paintings by old masters comes from the collection of Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich (1917 -1992). In accordance with European fashion to decorate porcelain painting academic flourishing in St. Petersburg in the reign of Nicholas I (1825-1855), on the vases depict a smaller version of «Interior stables» Phillips Vauermana work. Traditionally, such a unique work of art were foreign rulers as gifts, or becoming part of the dowry in marriage, and ordered a special order of His Imperial Majesty. Since 1940's vases are in the collection of Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich, who became the head of the Imperial House, after the death of his father. Vladimir Kirillovich died in 1992-m, and was buried in the place of burial of the imperial family of Peter and Paul Fortress in St. Petersburg.

Source: press release Sotheby's