A porcelain Plate from the Etruscan Service

BY THE IMPERIAL PORCELAIN FACTORY, ST. PETERSBURG, PERIOD OF NICHOLAS I

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A porcelain Plate from the Etruscan Service
by the Imperial Porcelain Factory, St. Petersburg, period of Nicholas I
Circular, on russet ground, the centre with a seated angel painting on a disc within two bands of stylized foliage, marked under base
9.5/8in. (24.5cm.) diam,

Lot Essay

The Etruscan service, comprising dinner and tea services for 48 persons, was made for the Tsarina's pavilion at Peterhof in 1844, and was so named for the black figures on the reddish ground after the recently discovered Etruscan murals in Italy.

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