A Russian Porcelain Milk Jug and Underplate from the Tsarskoe Selo Service Imperial Porcelain Factory, St. Petersburg, Period of Nicholas II (1894-1917), circa 1903 4 x 3-7/8 x 3-1/4 inches (10.2 x 9.8 x 8.3 cm) (milk jug) 4-7/8 inches (12.4 cm) (underplate) PROVENANCE: John Atzbach Antiques, Bellevue, Washington; The Kathleen Durdin Collection of Russian Decorative Arts, Tampa, Florida. Commissioned in 1838, and delivered in 1840, the Tsarskoe Selo service was described as "with Arms, gold and blue banding, for 300 persons". The service was expressly designed with modesty in mind, "not too richly decorated". (Cf. Bagdarasova, I.R., Iz Serviznykh Kladovykh (etc)., State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, 2016, p. 328.) Property from the Kathleen Durdin Collection HID12401132022 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved