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IMPERIAL PORCELAIN FACTORY, ST. PETERSBURG, PERIOD OF ALEXANDER II
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A porcelain military plate
Imperial Porcelain Factory, St. Petersburg, period of Alexander II
Circular, the center painted with a portrait of General Prince Demetrius Galitzine, the rim with gilt ciselé Imperial eagles and a shako over crossed swords and foliate sprays on a gilt ground, signed in Cyrillic 'A. Morozov' and marked under base with blue and green ciphers
9¼ in. (23.6 cm.) diam.
Imperial Porcelain Factory, St. Petersburg, period of Alexander II
Circular, the center painted with a portrait of General Prince Demetrius Galitzine, the rim with gilt ciselé Imperial eagles and a shako over crossed swords and foliate sprays on a gilt ground, signed in Cyrillic 'A. Morozov' and marked under base with blue and green ciphers
9¼ in. (23.6 cm.) diam.
Further details
The Galitzines are one of the largest and noblest princely houses of Russia. Prince Dmitrii Vladimirovich (1771-1844) fought bravely during the Napoleonic wars, was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General and governed Moscow for twenty-five years.