A MEISSEN ARMORIAL PLATE FROM THE VON MÜNNICH SERVICE, the central Arms with the collar of the Order of St. Andrew above the inscription OBSEQUID ET CANDORE flanked by shields and military trophies, below indianische Blumen within a Sulkowsky ozier border (very slight rubbing), blue crossed swords mark, Dreher's E to footrim, circa 1738

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A MEISSEN ARMORIAL PLATE FROM THE VON MÜNNICH SERVICE, the central Arms with the collar of the Order of St. Andrew above the inscription OBSEQUID ET CANDORE flanked by shields and military trophies, below indianische Blumen within a Sulkowsky ozier border (very slight rubbing), blue crossed swords mark, Dreher's E to footrim, circa 1738
23cm. diam.

Lot Essay

From the service produced for Graf Burchard Christoph von Münnich who was a Field-Marshal in the Russian army and exiled to Siberia by Empress Elizabeth in 1742

Cf. Rainer Rückert, op. cit, no. 479 for a box and cover from the collection of Dr. Ernst Schneider; and a saucer-dish sold Christie's Geneva, 10 November 1986, lot 156 and another sold in these Rooms, 2 March 1992, lot 130

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