SEVRES BISCUIT PORCELAIN GROUP DATED BATISTA ESTATE!! UNBELIVABLE!!! PIECE FROM FORMER CUBA PRESIDENT BATISTA Start Price USD 8,499.99 Current Price USD 8,499.99 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Thursday, September 25, 2008 End Time Saturday, October 11, 2008 Location SUNNY SOUTH FLORIDA See more about 'SEVRES BISCUIT PORCELAIN GROUP DATED BATISTA ESTATE!!' Description SEVRES BISCUIT PORCELAIN GROUP DATED BATISTA ESTATE!! STUNNING!!!!! EXTREMELLY RARE!!!!!!!!!!!! *MUSEUM PIECE* Circa 1903 SEVRES BISCUIT PORCELAIN LARGE ALLEGORICAL GROUP SCULPTURE of mythological figurines the quality of this piece is truly STUNNING!. THIS SEVRES PIECE CAME FROM THE ESTATE OF FORMER CUBA PRESIDENT *FULGENCIO BATISTA ZALDIVAR* PIECE IS Impressed in the porcelain SEVRES within a rectangle and incised *OH 1903* (see pictures),researching Sothebys we found a SEVRES piece with this same incised *OH* inscription, a pair of Biscuit porcelain specially done for the Tzar of Russia.SOTHEBY'S*LOT 217* A RARE PAIR OF SÈVRES BISCUIT PORCELAIN BUSTS OF TSAR NICHOLAS II AND EMPRESS ALEXANDRA FEODOROVNA, CIRCA 1897.We will provide the full description and price for this pair from Sotheby's below. This piece came from Cuba in the same airplane that Fulgencio Batista fleed Cuba January 1 1959 with the family belongings,the piece comes with a *original* picture of former Cuba first Lady Mrs. Marta Fernandez Miranda de Batista (President Batista wife) *signed by the photographer* on the lower left hand corner this is a  large white & black picture of Mrs. Batista (Circa 1954) wearing a evening gown and behind her in top of a console this SEVRES piece (SEE LAST 2 PICTURES).**Mrs. Batistas had the piece dismantled in pieces by a profesional restaourer when she  leave Cuba to make sure that the piece was not damage,Sevres use to do this groupings in separate pieces and then put it together,when Mrs.Batista arrived in Spain from Cuba he hired another great restourer and put the piece together agin to it's original condition.*** This piece was consigned to us by a private collector who own this piece and the picture of Mrs.Batista with the Sevres piece behind for many years!!!.This collector when he bought the piece was told by the family that Sevres made only 7 pieces like this,but only 2 are known to survive this one and another at the *Palace of Versailles* in France.This is a UNIQUE oportunity to own a 100% original work of art by SEVRES with a unbelivable historical provenance!.We are sure that the winner of this piece will be extremelly pleased and happy to add this museum piece to their collection. **Mrs. Marta Fernandez Miranda de Batista original photo showing this piece in the background will be given to the buyer**.Also we just recieve this week  appraisal's & information from 2 diferent company's including a *major worldwide known Auction house* confirming the authenticity and historical value of this piece (See Below comments). ***ALL RESONABLE OFFERS WILL BE CONSIDER***,ALWAYS TAKING IN CONSIDERATION WHAT THE APPRAISER SAID ABOUT THIS PIECE,HERE ARE SOME OF HER'S( Appraiser Comments) ABOUT THE PIECE. Appraiser Comments:  Bacchus scantily draped in a lion's skin and seated on a rock, flanked by two nymphs each wearing garlands of ivy and robes tied at the waist, one holding a crown of vine leaves and grapes, the other serving him wine, two young satyrs squabbling over grapes and fruits from a basket at Bacchus's feet, a putto playfully feeding Bacchus's lion behind him, a helmet, headdress, quiver of arrows, bow, musical instruments and wine vessels strewn about the high shaped oval rockwork base. "Sevres has been making porcelain since the early 18th century. The factory is known throughout the world for high quality and fine artistic design. Your figural group is an excellent example of bisque porcelain. The piece is very detailed and has several figures. This type of design was very difficult to cast and probably the reason why so few were made. The number on the bottom is likely the year of manufacture. The initials, as you surmised, are probably the artist's. This piece was well made, has several figures including animals and you have excellent proof of provenance. These features contribute to better than average value." .SEVRES BISCUIT GROUP MEASURES APPROX. 15" DIAMETER X APPROX. 16" TALL. ASK ALL QUESTIONS BEFORE BIDDING,WE WILL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER ALL YOUR QUESTIONS.WE PROVIDE A LOT OF PICTURES OF THE ITEM FOR YOUR INSPECTION.(***BUYERS TO PAID SHIPPING,H. & INSURANCE*** )**NO PAYPAL** ONLY CHECK OR MONEY ORDERS IN THE UNITED STATES,**FOR INTERNATIONAL SALES WE ONLY ACCEPT  BANK WIRE TRANSFER***WE FULLY INSURE ALL OUR PACKAGES SO ONCE IT LEAVES OUR HANDS WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLES FOR DAMAGES OCURRING DURING TRANSIT.*****ALL SALES ARE FINAL*****   ***ALL OFFERS WILL BE REVIEW AND ANSWER,DON'T BE AFRAID OF PROVIDING YOUR OFFER FOR THIS EXTRAORDINARY PIECE*** IMPORTANT NOTE: **Please scroll all the way down to see additional pictures that we just added for your viewing**   SOME HISTORIAL NOTES ABOUT MARTA FERNANDEZ MIRANDA DE BATISTA: Marta Batista fled her homeland with her husband and three of her children on New Year's Day 1959 as Castro's rebel forces closed in on Havana. After leaving Cuba in 1959, Fulgencio Batista was denied entry to the United States. Marta Batista followed her husband to the Dominican Republic for a short stay before going to Portugal and then Spain. She resettled in West Palm Beach after her husband died. To her grandchildren, most of them born in Spain, she told stories about how she met then-Gen. Fulgencio Batista. She was riding a bicycle when he ran her over,it was 1937 and although Fulgencio Batista was married, he fell in love with Marta, who was 20 years his junior. The two later married in 1945 and actually had lived in a home near the Halifax River in Daytona Beach. The couple donated their large art collection and home to the city of Daytona in 1957.Marta loved art and convinced her husband to build a large art gallery in Havana, Cuba. She was considered a patron of the arts. Marta’s husband ruled as Cuba’s president twice. Once after he orchestrated the “Sergeant’s Revolt” that deposed then President Manuel de Cespedes and second when he ruled from 1952-1959 after the overthrowing of President Carlos Prio Socorras. He was the last president to hold office prior to the rule of Dictator Fiudel Castro. Marta established schools and hospitals in Cuba Her family described her as elegant and poised. SALES ARE FINAL***** FROM SOTHEBYS:   View Zoom/Large Image  LOT 217 A RARE PAIR OF SÈVRES BISCUIT PORCELAIN BUSTS OF TSAR NICHOLAS II AND EMPRESS ALEXANDRA FEODOROVNA, CIRCA 1897100,000—150,000 USDLot Sold.  Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium:  96,000 USD --> READ CONDITION REPORT EMAIL THIS LOT TO A FRIEND  CONVERT CURRENCY KEY TO LOT SYMBOLS MEASUREMENTS heights 19 1/4 in. 49 cm DESCRIPTION The Emperor wearing the uniform of the Life Guard Preobrazhensky Regiment, the bust of Nicholas II impressed SEVRES within a rectangle and incised OH.-97, and incised L. BERNSTAMM, 1897; the bust of Alexandra Feodorovna also impressed SEVRES within a rectangle, with incised monogram VP, and also incised L. BERNSTAMM, 1897. CATALOGUE NOTE   These busts were commissioned from the Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory after the visit of the Russian Emperor and Empress to Paris in 1896. On their way to Versailles the Imperial couple visited the famed porcelain manufactory at Sèvres accompanied by the French President Félix Faure, and were presented with many gifts including busts of Catherine the Great and Tsars Paul and Alexander I. According to the French press at the time, "Parisian society was gripped by admiration...few indeed were the Frenchmen who did not give way to real enthusiasm for the Emperor and for Russia over these days." See, Nicholas and Alexandra, Booth-Clibborn Editions, London, 1998, p. 107.Leopold Bernard Bernstamm, born in Riga, studied at the Imperial Academy of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, and in the early 1880's achieved fame for a series of portrait busts of celebrated Russians in the fields of art, science and literature. In 1885 he settled in Paris and in 1896 was invited to Tsarskoe Selo to make busts from life of he Russian Tsar Nicholas II and the Empress Alexandra Feodorovna.Another such bust of Nicholas II is preserved in the collection of the State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, but an extant pair of busts including the Empress Alexandra, as in this case, is unknown. It is likely that the pair were presented to Tsar Nicholas II by President Félix Faure when he visited St. Petersburg in 1897. ***DUE TO THE SIZE & DELICATE NATURE OF THIS PIECE,BUYER WILL PAID FOR PROFESSIONAL PACKING,SHIPPING & INSURANCE*** ** A REMINDER TO OUR EUROPEAN FRIENDS THAT DUE TO THE EXTRAORDINARY!! EXCHANGE BETWEEN THE US DOLLAR & THE EURO,NOW PIECES OF THIS QUALITY CAN BE BOUGHT AT A TREMENDOUS DISCOUNT!,ALMOST 1/2 PRICE COMPARE TO THE US DOLLARS.DON'T LOOSE THIS UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY,WE'LL SHIP WORLDWIDE** (***BUYERS TO PAID SHIPPING,H. & INSURANCE*** )**NO PAYPAL** ONLY CHECK OR MONEY ORDERS IN THE UNITED STATES,**FOR INTERNATIONAL SALES WE ONLY ACCEPT  BANK WIRE TRANSFER***(****WE FULLY INSURE ALL OUR PACKAGES SO ONCE IT LEAVES OUR HANDS WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLES FOR DAMAGES OCURRING DURING TRANSIT.*****ALL SALES ARE FINAL******. Place a Bid!