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TWO PORCELAIN PLATES FROM THE KREMLIN SERVICE
BY THE IMPERIAL PORCELAIN FACTORY, ST PETERSBURG, PERIOD OF NICHOLAS I
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TWO PORCELAIN PLATES FROM THE KREMLIN SERVICE
BY THE IMPERIAL PORCELAIN FACTORY, ST PETERSBURG, PERIOD OF NICHOLAS I
Circular, painted with stylised blossoms on gilt ground with foliate sprays at intervals around the Imperial double-headed eagle and the Russian title of Nicholas I, the borders with floral and foliate sprays on gilt ground, marked under base with underglaze blue factory mark and inscribed numerals; one also inscribed with red inventory number of the Winter Palace
8 5/8 in. (22 cm.) diameter
BY THE IMPERIAL PORCELAIN FACTORY, ST PETERSBURG, PERIOD OF NICHOLAS I
Circular, painted with stylised blossoms on gilt ground with foliate sprays at intervals around the Imperial double-headed eagle and the Russian title of Nicholas I, the borders with floral and foliate sprays on gilt ground, marked under base with underglaze blue factory mark and inscribed numerals; one also inscribed with red inventory number of the Winter Palace
8 5/8 in. (22 cm.) diameter
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 18 October 2001, lot 27 (part).
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
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