A Porcelain Military Plate
By the Imperial Porcelain Factory, St Petersburg, period of Nicholas I, 1831
Circular, the centre painted with officers and soldiers of the Mounted Artillery of the Imperial Guard, within a gilt cavetto and border, with ciselé Imperial eagles and military trophies, inscribed 'Sous-Officier et Soldat de l'Artillerie á cheval de la Garde.' marked, dated and signed 'P. Soloviev.' in Cyrillic under base
9½ in. (24.3 cm.) diameter
A Porcelain Military Plate
By the Imperial Porcelain Factory, St Petersburg, period of Nicholas I, 1831
Circular, the centre painted with officers and soldiers of the Mounted Artillery of the Imperial Guard, within a gilt cavetto and border, with ciselé Imperial eagles and military trophies, inscribed 'Sous-Officier et Soldat de l'Artillerie á cheval de la Garde.' marked, dated and signed 'P. Soloviev.' in Cyrillic under base
9½ in. (24.3 cm.) diameter