Kunst und Antiquitäten - Antiken, Asiatika und Russische Kunst

| 493 Sewastopol. Livadia war die einzige Yacht, die am Kriegsgeschehen teilgenommen hat. Im August 1877-78 kreuzte sie zur Aufklärung vor der rumänischen und bulgarischen Küste. 1878 versenkte sie ein türki- sches Schiff. Livadias fünfjähriger Dienst endete in der Nacht vom 21. auf den 22. Oktober 1878, als sie im Nebel auf ein Riff stieß. Die Yacht konnte nicht gerettet werden. Three knives with porcelain handles from the service of the imperial yacht “Livadia”, Imperial Russian Porcelain Manufactory, St. Petersburg, circa 1870-80 The knife blades made of silver-plated steel, porcelain handles, glazed in white, hand-painted décor in green and pale pink. Cartouches with the tsarist crown and “AM” beneath the tsarist crown for Tsar Alexan- der II andMaria Feodorovna. Length of the knives 22.6 cm. The knives were part of the cutlery service for the imperial yacht “Livadia”, which was built for Tsar Alexander II. Building work on the vessel began in 1869. The architect I. A. Monighetti was commissioned to design the interior fittings. The ship entered the fleet in 1873 and made its way to Sevastopol. Livadia was the only yacht to play an active part in the con- flict. In August 1877-78, it was deployed off the Rumanian and Bul­ garian coast for reconnaissance purposes. In 1878, it sank a Turkish vessel. Livadia’s five-year service came to an end in the night from 21 to 22 October 1878, when it ran aground on a reef in fog. The yacht could not be saved. 289633 II € 2.200 722 723