Lot Essay
These replacement pieces were executed at the end of the nineteenth century for a service comissioned originally by Nicholas I for the Cottage at Peterhof in 1827.
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A RUSSIAN PORCELAIN COFFEE-CUP, SAUCER AND DESSERT PLATE FROM THE "COTTAGE SERVICE"
IMPERIAL PORCELAIN FACTORY, PERIODS OF ALEXANDER III (1881-1894) AND NICHOLAS II (1894-1917), WITH CROWNED CYPHER MARKS IN UNDERGLAZE AND OVERGLAZE GREEN
Each in white with gilt trim and each bearing the arms of the Cottage at the Palace of Peterhof
The dessert plate 7¼ in. (18.4 cm.) diam.
IMPERIAL PORCELAIN FACTORY, PERIODS OF ALEXANDER III (1881-1894) AND NICHOLAS II (1894-1917), WITH CROWNED CYPHER MARKS IN UNDERGLAZE AND OVERGLAZE GREEN
Each in white with gilt trim and each bearing the arms of the Cottage at the Palace of Peterhof
The dessert plate 7¼ in. (18.4 cm.) diam.