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Lot Essay
The Kremlin Service was commissioned by Tsar Nicholas I in 1836 from the Imperial Porcelain Factory.
The design of the service was entrusted to Feodor Solntsev who was inspired by motifs found in the metalwork of 17th Century Russia. For instance, the design of the dessert plates was inspired by a jewelled, gold and enamelled plate made in 1667 for Tsarina Natalia Kirilovna, consort to Tsar Alexei Mikhailovitch.
The lot for this service was originally offered as part of a 205-piece service in a sale on behalf of the Soviet Government at Christie's, 21 March 1967. See, Wolff, Imperial Porcelain Factory, St. Petersburg, 1907, pp. 197 and 201.
The design of the service was entrusted to Feodor Solntsev who was inspired by motifs found in the metalwork of 17th Century Russia. For instance, the design of the dessert plates was inspired by a jewelled, gold and enamelled plate made in 1667 for Tsarina Natalia Kirilovna, consort to Tsar Alexei Mikhailovitch.
The lot for this service was originally offered as part of a 205-piece service in a sale on behalf of the Soviet Government at Christie's, 21 March 1967. See, Wolff, Imperial Porcelain Factory, St. Petersburg, 1907, pp. 197 and 201.