A PAIR OF RUSSIAN (KORNILOV) PSEUDO-CLOISONNE PLATES

CIRCA 1880, PRINTED BROWN AND TURQUOISE EAGLE MARKS WITH A RIBBON INSCRIBED IN CYRILLIC, GILT 37. TO BOTH

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A PAIR OF RUSSIAN (KORNILOV) PSEUDO-CLOISONNE PLATES
Circa 1880, printed brown and turquoise eagle marks with a ribbon inscribed in Cyrillic, gilt 37. to both
The center with stylized flowers and bound scrolls on a green ground, the border with similarly decorated alternating blue and gold panels; together with a Limoges (Gerard, Dufraisseix & Morel) pseudo-cloisonné gold-ground plate, green printed CFH/GDM mark, the central medallion and shaped border painted in imitation of enamel flowers set into gold
9½in. (24.2cm.) diam. (3)

Lot Essay

Founded in 1835, the Kornilov factory produced some of the finest porcelain in Russia, its kiln constructed in 1896 was the largest in the country. See Marvin C. Ross, Russian Porcelains, Norman, Oklahoma, 1968, pp.312-313.

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