Russian paintings

C. H. N. OPPERMANN (Allemagne, 1760-1809) - Portrait of Tsar Alexander I of Russia in the uniform of the Preobrazhensky Regiment wearing the plaque and grand cordon of the Order of Saint Andrew the First Appointed (1808). Oval miniature painted in gouache, signed and dated "C. Oppermann 1808". In a large gilded wood frame. H. 5.6 x W. 4.3 cm (when viewed). H. 18.2 x W. 16 cm (frame). Provenance - Tajan sale, December 13, 2010, lot n° 47. - Amaury Taittinger Collection. - Thierry de Maigret sale, June 28, 2019, lot no. 123 (sold for €4,379). - Private collection, Paris. Related works - A similar miniature, dated 1808, measuring 4.5 x 6 cm, is in the collections of the Pushkin Museum in Moscow. - Another similar miniature was sold by Christie's London, November 27-28, 2012, lot no. 207 (sold for 15,000 GBP). Literature This portrait was chosen to decorate porcelain cups from the Lomonossov factory around 1910, see : G.Agarkova, N.Petrova "Lomonosov, Porcelain manufacture, St-Petersburg, 1744/1904) p. 38.

MEISSEN - Porcelain covered sugar bowl, oval shape with baluster body, decorated in polychrome and gold in the kakiémon style with birds, flowering stems and Japanese-style houses on a white background. Rabbit-shaped lid in blue monochrome. Restorations and small chips. Meissen Manufactory, 18th century. Blue underglaze mark with two crossed swords. H. 9.5 x W. 12.5 cm.

Grande pièce en tulle, - probably a bridal veil, embroidered with a semis of flowers and centered on a double-headed eagle under a royal crown. Good overall condition, with minor chips. 19th century. H. 290 x L. 250 cm.

Paire d’embrases de rideaux en bronze doré, - engraved with coat of arms under a count's crown, probably from the Von Schmidt family, Altenstadt branch. Prussia or Eastern Europe, 19th century. H. 20 x W. 16.5 cm.