Arts of the table of the Alexander Palace

[Alexandre64]

Bonjour!
je voulais savoir si il existe des photos, des inventaires ou des descriptions de la porcelaine, argenterie et cristal employé par Nicolas II et sa famille durant leur sélour aux Palais Alexandre.
Merci d'avence pour vos réponse

[Robert_Hall]

I wish you would post in the language of the board- English. I understand you, but French is not the common language here, so for more response, try it, please.
 I have  many pictures of Imperial Russian Porcellaine from my personal vists that I would be happy to share.

[londo954]

Alexandre,
    I have seen some pics of crystal used by Nicholas and some porcelain used on teh standardt... i have yet to see an inventory of procelain used at the Alexander Palace but i m sure one exists .... As i unerstand for special occassions services would be brught from teh Catherine Palace ... but i could be wrong. As a Canadian in exile in the US it was refershing to see some french ... but bob is right might get better response to try english !!!
feel free to msg me if ur stuck though i will do my best !!!

[dmitri]

I can recall seeing beautiful dinner settings at Peterhof, Pavlovsk and the Catherina Palace. I cannot recall seeing any on display at the Alexander Palace.

[Alexandre64]

Hello! In the files of the Palate Alexandre I found a description of the service of vaiselle employee into 105 for the birthday of Tatiana:
 it was white porcelain with a “frontiére” blue dark and an eagle with two head black.
It included a service with dessert and a service with coffee

[dmitri]

Yes a great shame she never lived long enough to enjoy it.

[Forum Admin]

NO NO Dmitri,

He means that he found a reference to which service was used for Tatiana's birthday party. His description is actually that of the "Everyday" service of the Alexander Palace. Sometimes called "The Blue Border Service" or the "Alexander Palace Service"

Here is a quick scan of a small plate of this service he means (my apologies that it was not straight up on the scanner, and the border is intact, that is just a flash from the scanner):

[Alexandre64]

Re hello! I held with  thank you for the photograph and has to excuse me for my English

[Alexandre64]

hello!
 In the list of the valuable articles that Yourovsky with confiqué in Romanov there is much silverware, and I would like to know if silverware comes from Alexander Palace?

[Forum Admin]

Yes, all of the silver, china, napkins etc that were taken to Tobolsk and then Ekaterinburg came from the Alexander Palace. Sadly, I have never seen the pattern of the silver used at the Alexander Palace. I would greatly LOVE to know myself what the table silver looked like.  If anybody has a photo that shows the pattern clearly I would like to see that myself!

[Alexandre64]

Thank you,
for this imformation, and does a possibility have there that one day these articles is found?

[Forum Admin]

Thank you,
for this imformation, and does a possibility have there that one day these articles is found?

On ne sait pas jamais! On espère donc.

FA

[Alexandre64]

One never ceased hoping,
I have another question concerning the “disappearance” of these objects, is it should possible that they is sold by Soviet?

[Forum Admin]

Oui, c'est assez possible. Il était une magazin Sovietique en les 1930s qui s'appelleaient "Antikvariat" ou les Soviets vendait beaucoup des choses comme l'aregenterie Imperial.  Malheureusement, il n'y a pas encore des registres du choses vendaient la.

[Robert_Hall]

You might check the auction house catalogues, Sotheby's and Chrisie's  frequently have sales of Russian silver [as well as everything else] I went through my own but could find nothing specific to  the AP.  I have been told that most [and those services were HUGE]  were actually melted down, if not sold. The Soviets needed the money. A pity but understandable.