BY THE IMPERIAL PORCELAIN FACTORY, ST PETERSBURG, 1836

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A RARE PORCELAIN PLAQUE
BY THE IMPERIAL PORCELAIN FACTORY, ST PETERSBURG, 1836
Rectangular with cut corners, finely painted with the portrait of Prince Piotr Mikhailovich Volkonsky in full military uniform with the diamond portrait badge of Nicholas I, sash and star of the Order of St Andrew, the star of the Order of St Anne, badges of the Order of St George and the Order of Maria Theresa, with a draped column on background, signed in Cyrillic and dated ‘A: nesterov. 1836’ (lower right corner), apparently unmarked; mounted in gilt-wood frame
8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm.) high

Provenance

Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, Geneva, 6 May 1981, lot 369.
Robert D. Brewster Collection; Sotheby’s, London, 15 December 1995, lot 92.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.

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Lot Essay

The Serene Prince Piotr Mikhailovich Volkonsky (1776-1852) started his military career in the Semionovskii Regiment and, over the years, became one of the closest advisors to Emperor Alexander I. He was given the title Serene Prince in 1834, and in 1843 he was given the rank of General Field Marshal.

Aleksandr Nesterov was appointed master painter at the Imperial Porcelain Factory in 1834 and was among the leading figural artists during the reign of Emperor Nicholas I.

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