A PORCELAIN PLATE FROM THE FARM PALACE SERVICE

BY THE IMPERIAL PORCELAIN FACTORY, ST. PETERSBURG, PERIOD OF ALEXANDER II

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A PORCELAIN PLATE FROM THE FARM PALACE SERVICE
by the Imperial Porcelain Factory, St. Petersburg, period of Alexander II
Circular, with gilt scalloped rim, with gilt and white scrolls on a lavender ground, the center with the initial 'A' surmounted by an Imperial crown, marked under the base
10 1/8in. (25.7cm.) diam.

Lot Essay

Intended for the Farm Palace in the Alexandria Park in Peterhof. All the pieces were decorated with the monogram of the heir to the throne, the Grand Duke Alexander, the future Tsar Alexander II. Additional pieces were produced after the coronation of the Emperor Alexander II. See, New York, A La Vieille Russie, An Imperial Fascination: Porcelain, page 99.

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