A MEISSEN ARMORIAL PLATE FROM THE ST. ANDREW THE FIRST CALLED SERVICE

CIRCA 1745, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS AND DOT MARK, RED CYRILLIC HERMITAGE INVENTORY NUMBERS R.Y. 1717.

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A MEISSEN ARMORIAL PLATE FROM THE ST. ANDREW THE FIRST CALLED SERVICE
Circa 1745, blue crossed swords and dot mark, red Cyrillic Hermitage inventory numbers r.y. 1717.
Of cruciform with Gotzkowsky erhabene Blumen and painted with Holzschnittblumen, the border with the Imperial Russian Double Eagle and the badge of the Order of St. Andrew the First Called, within a gilt trellis and flowerhead rim
9in. (24.8cm.) diam.

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From a service given by Augustus III (1696-1763) to Elizabeth I of Russia (1707-1762) in 1744. Some 440 pieces of the service are listed in an inventory, dated 5 November 1745, of certain chattles belonging to the Imperial household of St. Petersburg. The present example is included on this list.

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