Accidentally discovered in the U.S. Two Russian porcelain vases era of Nicholas I sold before the auction in a private transaction twice as much for them planned to help out at a public auction

A pair of porcelain vases era of Nicholas I

Around 1832 the Imperial Porcelain Factory. Height 1.37 meters
Source: bloomberg.com

Auction Dallas Auction Gallery on April 17 has lost its top lot - a pair of vases by the Imperial Porcelain Factory era of Nicholas I. accidentally discovered in a private American collection of Russian porcelain vases were to appear at these auctions with the estimate 1-1.5 million. But the head of the auction house sold a vase for a week before the auction in a private transaction for $ 2.7 million.

Owner Randy vases Battrem inherited them from his grandfather - Frank Battrema (Frank Buttram), the company's founder Buttram Energies Inc. and one of the five founders of the American Association of Independent Fuel. Frank Battrem bought vases in the Munich gallery in 1920 and taken to the United States. Randy child often seen these vases in the grandfather's house in Oklahoma, but had no idea of ​​their true value.

confirmed the authenticity of the vase expert on porcelain from the Hermitage Catherine Khmelnytsky. 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 for manufacturing painted on a vase.

As the head of the Dallas Auction Gallery Scott Shuford (Scott Shuford), after media reports about the discovery of vases became interested collectors from around the world, and eventually the owners gave the nod to a private sale.

Prepared Maria Onuchina, AI

Source: artinvestment.ru