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The Wurtemberg service was commissioned by Alexander I as a present for his sister Catherine Pavlovna, Queen of Wurtemberg
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A PORCELAIN SOUP-PLATE FROM THE WURTEMBERG SERVICE
by the Imperial Porcelain Factory (Period of Alexander I)
The centre painted with an italian landscape within circular gilt reserves (some gilt wear), the border with three grisaille architectural medallions against yellow ground linked by garlands of spring blossoms and plain gold bands, inscribed on the back Fontana Blandusia a Tivoli - 23.7 cm diam.; the other with gilt border decorated with rose blossoms and leaves, by the Imperial Porcelain Factory (Period of Paul I), 24.5 cm diam. (2)
by the Imperial Porcelain Factory (Period of Alexander I)
The centre painted with an italian landscape within circular gilt reserves (some gilt wear), the border with three grisaille architectural medallions against yellow ground linked by garlands of spring blossoms and plain gold bands, inscribed on the back Fontana Blandusia a Tivoli - 23.7 cm diam.; the other with gilt border decorated with rose blossoms and leaves, by the Imperial Porcelain Factory (Period of Paul I), 24.5 cm diam. (2)