Royalty
TEAPOT STAND FROM THE WINTER PALACE
[NICHOLAS II
(1868-1918, Tsar of Russia from 1894, Assassinated after the Revolution)]
Fine white china teapot stand made by the Imperial Porcelain factory,
in St Petersburg, decorated with the Russian eagle emblem of Nicholas II and marked underneath, the rim heightened in gilt, 5½ inchesacross, St Petersburg, c.
Item Date: 1900
Background
This china was made for the Imperial family at the time of the coronation in 1896 and replacements were manufactured until 1914. Although a considerable quantity was produced over the years a survey after World War I found only about 1000 pieces had survived. The service was used at the Winter Palace.
Stock No. 31031