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For similar plates, see Wolff, Imperial Porcelain Factory, St. Petersburg, 1907, pl. 186 and H. Hyvönen, Russian Porcelain, Helsinki, 1982, pls. 31 and 32.
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A PORCELAIN MILITARY PLATE
BY THE IMPERIAL PORCELAIN FACTORY, PERIOD OF NICHOLAS I, 1830
The centre painted with a military scene of the Imperial Guard Fleet, the gilt ciselé borders embellished with oak and laurel leaves, with military trophies at intervals, inscribed on the reverse 'Officier-Superieur et Subalterne de l'Equipage des Marins de la Garde, P. Saveliev, 1830', marked on the base 9 3/8in. (24cm.) diam.
BY THE IMPERIAL PORCELAIN FACTORY, PERIOD OF NICHOLAS I, 1830
The centre painted with a military scene of the Imperial Guard Fleet, the gilt ciselé borders embellished with oak and laurel leaves, with military trophies at intervals, inscribed on the reverse 'Officier-Superieur et Subalterne de l'Equipage des Marins de la Garde, P. Saveliev, 1830', marked on the base 9 3/8in. (24cm.) diam.