A Porcelain Plate from the Coronation Service of Emperor Nicholas I

A Porcelain Plate from the Coronation Service of Emperor Nicholas I
Imperial Porcelain Factory, St. Petersburg, circa 1826
Circular, the center painted with the Imperial double-headed eagle within the chain of the Order of St. Andrew on an ermine-lined mantle surmounted by the Imperial crown, the border with gilt ciselé trophies of arms and lion masks on a cobalt blue ground, unmarked
9½ in. (24.4 cm.) in diameter