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IMPERIAL PORCELAIN FACTORY, ST. PETERSBURG, PERIODS OF NICHOLAS I AND ALEXANDER III
Details
Two Porcelain Plates from the Farm Palace Service
Imperial Porcelain Factory, St. Petersburg, periods of Nicholas I and Alexander III
Circular, with gilt scalloped rim, with gilt and white scrolls on a lavender ground, the center gilt on white ground with the initial 'A' surmounted by an Imperial crown, marked under the bases
10 in. (25.4 cm.) diam. (2)
Imperial Porcelain Factory, St. Petersburg, periods of Nicholas I and Alexander III
Circular, with gilt scalloped rim, with gilt and white scrolls on a lavender ground, the center gilt on white ground with the initial 'A' surmounted by an Imperial crown, marked under the bases
10 in. (25.4 cm.) diam. (2)
Further details
Intended for the Farm Palace in the Alexandria Park in Peterhof. All the pieces were decorated with the monogram of the heir to the throne, the Grand Duke Alexander, the future Tsar Alexander II. Additional pieces were produced after the coronation of the Emperor Alexander II and replacements continued to be produced. See, Anne Odom, Russian Imperial Porcelain at Hillwood, Washington, D.C., 1999, pp. 73-75, fig. 57.