BY THE IMPERIAL PORCELAIN FACTORY, ST PETERSBURG, PERIOD OF CATHERINE THE GREAT (1762-1796)

Count Burkhard Christoph von Münnich, known in Russia as Count Christophor Antonovich Minikh, (1683-1767) was a major political figure, who played an important role during the Russo-Turkish War of 1735-1739. Empress Catherine the Great employed Count Minikh as director general of the Baltic ports. He served under Catherine the Great for five years until his death in 1767.