Two valuable vases by the Imperial Porcelain Factory in the 1920s, brought from Europe to Oklahoma, have been re-opened the grandson of the former owner. Now they will be sold at an auction in Dallas with an estimate of 1-1.5 million

A pair of porcelain vases era of Nicholas I

Around 1832 the Imperial Porcelain Factory. Height 1.37 meters
Dallas Auction Gallery. 17.04.2013
Estimate: 1-1,5 million
Source: bloomberg . com

financial adviser Randy Battrem (Randy Buttram) from childhood accustomed to this pair of porcelain vases, he saw them every time you come to visit the mansion of his grandparents in Oklahoma. "They were always there, - says the 66-year-old already Battrem. - I had no idea what historical interest are these vases. " These are two nearly five-foot (1.37 meter) vases produced by the Imperial Porcelain Factory in St. Petersburg during the reign of Nicholas I. This pair of porcelain vases appear at auction Dallas Auction Gallery on April 17 with an estimate of 1-1.5 million.

How did the Russian porcelain was in Texas? His grandfather brought there Battrem Randy Frank (Frank Buttram), the founder of Buttram Energies Inc. and one of the five founders of the American Association of Independent Fuel. In the mid 1920s, he and his wife traveled in Europe and in the Munich gallery Bernheimer bought these two beautiful vases and made a note of them in his travel diary. As vases were in Munich, is not known.

Since then vases have always been in the hall at home spouses Battrem in Oklahoma. In 2011, Randy Battrem (Randy Buttram) and his brother Preston got vase inherited from the mother, along with other valuables from the house. Who came for examination Dallas auction house president Scott Shuford (Scott Shuford) at first sight recognized brand Russian porcelain. Expert on porcelain from the Hermitage Catherine Khmelnytsky confirmed his guess. On one of the vases written copy of the painting "Concert" brush XVII century Dutch artist from the Hermitage. Based on historical data, Khmelnytsky found that the picture was sent in 1832 by the Imperial Porcelain Factory to produce the painting on the vase. "The find of the two imperial vases - a very moving experience, especially because of their outstanding quality and the establishment during the reign of Nicholas I, known as the golden age of Russian porcelain," - commented Khmelnytsky.

Prepared Maria Onuchina, AI

Sources : artinvestment.ru