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Re: Arts of the table of the Alexander Palace
« Reply #30 on: December 08, 2007, 09:07:39 AM »
Alexandre...

SVP, encore, n'utilsez pas des traductions sur ligne mechanical.  L'anglais traductions n'est pas utile. Je ne les comprends pas!! Je parle francais assez bien de comprend tous que vous voulez dire. OK?

Les assiettes avec la bordure en bleu et or sont absolutement du service du Palais Alexandre, le "service quotidien".  Les assiettes toutes en blanc avec le chiffre imperial et bordure dore sont du service du Palais d'Hiver."

the blue bordered plates are indeed the Alexander Palace service, the "everday" service.  The plates all in white with the gilt border and imperial cypher are the Winter palace Service.
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Re: Arts of the table of the Alexander Palace
« Reply #31 on: December 08, 2007, 05:19:30 PM »
Alexandre:

Dites-moi, s'il vous plait, quand sera l'enchère?

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Re: Arts of the table of the Alexander Palace
« Reply #32 on: December 09, 2007, 04:55:17 AM »
Tatyana,
La vente aurat lieu le 19/12/2007, à l'Hotel Drouot, salle 4 à 14H00

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Re: Arts of the table of the Alexander Palace
« Reply #33 on: December 09, 2007, 10:55:33 AM »
Authentic porcelain items from the "Every Day" service of the Alexander Palace (and others) come up for sale rather often. I and a family member have bought several.  Of course as always, two caveats:  (1.) Use a reputable dealer (some names have been suggested in earlier postings in the Forum) and (2.) condition!  However, if you are willing to settle for less than perfect examples (rim chips, hairline cracks, staining, rubbed gilding/emblems, etc.) then the prices are fairly reasonable.  Always get a reasonable  period return (after inspection) agreement and "black light" the items.  I failed to "black light" a rather impressive Chinese Export mug until years later and was disappointed to find a number of areas of VERY WELL-DONE restoration which was not memtioned in the bill of sale!  I cannot be certain that even the dealer knew of its restoration.  Too late now, but to all eyes, it remains a wonderful piece.

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Re: Arts of the table of the Alexander Palace
« Reply #34 on: December 13, 2007, 07:52:16 AM »
Bonjour,
Je me demande comment ces assiettes sont arriver à une vente à Paris, cela  voudrait il dire que le service a été vendue par les soviétiques ou bien à t'il était pillé durant la Seconde Guerre Mondial?

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Re: Arts of the table of the Alexander Palace
« Reply #35 on: December 13, 2007, 09:49:14 AM »
Alexandre asks how these plates came to be sold at auction in Paris. Were they sold by the Soviets or taken as loot during World War II?

I suggest that both are likely options.  Stacks and stacks of these plates were for sale at the Ankvariat stores in the Soviet Union prior to WWII.  Who knows how many were sent back to Germany during the war...

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Je crois que la reponse correcte est que les deux meme sont probable. Bien sur que beaucoups des assietes ete  vendaient aux touristes dans les magazins Sovietiques "Antikvariat" en les annees1930s, et aussi sur que beaucoups etait pille par les Allemands Nazi durant le Guerre.

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Re: Arts of the table of the Alexander Palace
« Reply #36 on: December 13, 2007, 09:54:58 AM »
je vous remerci pour cette réponse.
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Re: Arts of the table of the Alexander Palace
« Reply #37 on: May 19, 2008, 02:46:02 AM »
Bonjour,
Suite de 2 assiettes du Palais Alexandre et une autre suite d'assiettes et de plats provenant du Plaais d'Hivers:
http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj213/Alexandre64_2007/Porcelaine/12109520819461541.jpg

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