A Porcelain Serving Plate from the Dowry Service of Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna
By the Imperial Porcelain Factory, St Petersburg, period of Paul I, circa 1797-1799
Oval, the body centred with an oval cartouche painted with temple ruins on the hillside of Girgent, framed within a circular gilt band and laurel wreath, the upper border a wide gilt band with pink roses and entwining green branches, marked under base with blue underglaze factory mark, inscribed 'Reste du Temple d'Esculape à Girgenti.'
16 in. (41 cm.) long
A Porcelain Serving Plate from the Dowry Service of Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna
By the Imperial Porcelain Factory, St Petersburg, period of Paul I, circa 1797-1799
Oval, the body centred with an oval cartouche painted with temple ruins on the hillside of Girgent, framed within a circular gilt band and laurel wreath, the upper border a wide gilt band with pink roses and entwining green branches, marked under base with blue underglaze factory mark, inscribed 'Reste du Temple d'Esculape à Girgenti.'
16 in. (41 cm.) long
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