BY THE IMPERIAL PORCELAIN FACTORY, ST PETERSBURG, PERIOD OF ALEXANDER II (1855-1881)

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TWO PORCELAIN PLATES FROM THE SERVICE OF FIELD MARSHAL PRINCE BARYATINSKY
BY THE IMPERIAL PORCELAIN FACTORY, ST PETERSBURG, PERIOD OF ALEXANDER II (1855-1881)
Each circular, the centre painted with the badge of the Order of St George and the chain of the Order of St Andrew surmounted by the Imperial crown, with crossed Field Marshal's batons, the border with gilt ciselé decoration, one marked under base with underglaze factory mark
9½ in. (24.2 cm.) diameter

Literature

Exhibition Catalogue, An Imperial Fascination: Porcelain - Dining with the Czars Peterhof, A La Vieille Russie, New York, 1991, no. 269.

Exhibited

New York, A La Vieille Russie, An Imperial Fascination: Porcelain. Dining with the Czars: Peterhof, 1991, no. 269.

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Lot Essay

Prince Alexander Ivanovich Baryatinsky (1815-1879) spent most of his military career in the Caucasus and was given the rank of Field Marshal and the Order of St George second class for its conquest in 1859. For more information on the conquest of the Caucasus and Shamil see lot 42 and lot 341.

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