A RUSSIAN PORCELAIN PALACE URN.with St. Petersburg mark, late 19th century. On a square base, the palace urn with a foot of vivid blue glaze and floral motif, the bottom section of the urn with a pastel hued raised foliate design, the middle section comprised of deep blue glaze with allover gilt foliate design, the upper section returning to the vivd blue glaze and foliate design, the section divided by a single band of raised acanthus leaf design - 36 in. high. Estimate $1,500-2,500
From the family of Henry Bergh (1811-1888), ambassador to Russia in 1863 under President Abraham Lincoln, founder of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and co-founder of the Child Protective Society in the United States.
