A Rare and Large Russian Imperial Porcelain Vase

Of amphora form, with a detachable cover, the body centering a white band with gilt ciselé frieze depicting a mask, flanked by swans and scrolling foliage, the upper lobed section of the body, the lower section, cover and foot in cobalt blue with gilt rims, the lower section of the body with gilt acanthus leaves and masks, two handles shaped as satyr's heads, the spreading foot on a square ormolu base, marked inside neck with green underglaze factory's mark

Estimate:$40,000

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