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368 - RUSSIA, IMPERIAL PORCELAIN MANUFACTORY, SAINT PETERSBURG, NI…
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Estimate €800 - €1,600
Description
RUSSIA, IMPERIAL PORCELAIN MANUFACTORY, SAINT PETERSBURG, NICHOLAS I PERIOD (1825–1855) Multicoloured porcelain serving plate from an imperial ceremonial service A circular plate with a multi-lobed rim, made of hard-paste porcelain with rich painted and gilded decoration, the centre of the plate finely adorned with a rich bouquet of blooming flowers, whilst the cut-out rim features a background alternating between areas of purple and sky-blue, richly enhanced with foliage, garlands and combed patterns in matt and glossy gold. The decoration also includes four circular medallions in shades of brown depicting miniature hunting scenes (hunting dogs/greyhounds at a gallop and a hare), as well as a floral medallion and a polychrome medallion featuring summer fruits. Marked on the reverse with the monogram of Emperor Nicholas I (‘H I’) in blue, beneath the imperial crown. Diameter: 25 cm
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