A BERLIN ARMORIAL DINNER PLATE FROM THE GRAND DUKE PAUL SERVICE

CIRCA 1778, UNDERGLAZE BLUE SCEPTRE MARK

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A BERLIN ARMORIAL DINNER PLATE FROM THE GRAND DUKE PAUL SERVICE
Circa 1778, underglaze blue sceptre mark
Painted with the arms of the Russian Empire accolle with those of Holstein-Gottorp in black, iron-red, blue and gold inscribed on the crowned, black double-headed eagle, supporting another imperial crown, within a gilt line rim
9in. (24.8cm.) diameter

Provenance

Property of a Gentleman; Sotheby's, New York, 23 October 1998, lot 96

Lot Essay

Commissioned from the factory 5 June 1778 by Frederick the Great, the present example is from the second service given to Duke Paul of Russia, later Czar Paul I, whose father, Peter III, was Karl Friedrich, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp. See Sothby's, New York, 11 December 1996, lots 177, 183, 184 and 191 for further examples of the service.

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