A PORCELAIN SERVING BOWL FROM THE RAPHAEL SERVICE
BY THE IMPERIAL PORCELAIN FACTORY, ST. PETERSBURG, PERIOD OF NICHOLAS II, 1903
Lozenge-shaped, the upper exterior body painted with friezes and roundels of mythological figures and classical ornament, on red, grey and blue grounds, the lower body painted with varicolor stylized scrolling and swans, on a cream ground, within gilt banding, the interior border with gilt Greek-key pattern border, marked under base with gilt crowned monogram of Nicholas II and dated 1903
10 in. (25.4 cm.) wide
A PORCELAIN SERVING BOWL FROM THE RAPHAEL SERVICE
BY THE IMPERIAL PORCELAIN FACTORY, ST. PETERSBURG, PERIOD OF NICHOLAS II, 1903
Lozenge-shaped, the upper exterior body painted with friezes and roundels of mythological figures and classical ornament, on red, grey and blue grounds, the lower body painted with varicolor stylized scrolling and swans, on a cream ground, within gilt banding, the interior border with gilt Greek-key pattern border, marked under base with gilt crowned monogram of Nicholas II and dated 1903
10 in. (25.4 cm.) wide
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