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A PORCELAIN PORTRAIT CUP AND SAUCER

BY THE YUSUPOV MANUFACTORY, ARCHANGELSK, 1826

Details
A PORCELAIN PORTRAIT CUP AND SAUCER
by the Yusupov Manufactory, Archangelsk, 1826
The cylindrical cup painted en grisaille with a portrait of General A. P. Melissino, in a rectangular reserve with cut corners, the white ground with gilt borders and stylized decoration of rosettes and laurel highlighted in red, the saucer similarly decorated, gilt handle and rims, marked under bases with gilt 'Archangelski 1826' and various incised marks
2.5 in. (6.4 cm.) high (2)
Literature
A. L. Kusakin et al., Exhibition catalogue, War and Peace 1812, an Exhibition from private domestic and foreign Collections, Moscow, 2008, no. 328(5), illustrated p. 204.
Exhibited
Moscow, State Historical Museum, War and Peace 1812, an Exhibition
from private domestic and foreign Collections, December 2008 - March 2009, no. 328(5), p. 204.
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

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Lot Essay

Alexei Petrovich Melissino (1759-1813) was a Russian general who took action at the taking of Ismael of 1789. In 1812, he was a commander of the cavalry brigade in the army of Tormasoff. He died a year later in Dresden.

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