A Pair of Porcelain Plates from the Ropsha Service
By the Imperial Porcelain Factory, St. Petersburg, period of Alexander III, one 1884, the other 1887
Each circular, with central gilt double-headed eagle, within a border of stylized gilt ciselé palmettes and lotus flowers on a blue ground, marked under base with green printed factory mark
9 3/8 in. (23.8 cm.) diameter (2)
A Pair of Porcelain Plates from the Ropsha Service
By the Imperial Porcelain Factory, St. Petersburg, period of Alexander III, one 1884, the other 1887
Each circular, with central gilt double-headed eagle, within a border of stylized gilt ciselé palmettes and lotus flowers on a blue ground, marked under base with green printed factory mark
9 3/8 in. (23.8 cm.) diameter (2)