Live Auction 14238Important Russian Art
A PORCELAIN PLATE FROM THE TSAR NICHOLAS I SERVICE
Lot 333

A PORCELAIN PLATE FROM THE TSAR NICHOLAS I SERVICE

BY THE IMPERIAL PORCELAIN FACTORY, ST PETERSBURG, PERIOD OF NICHOLAS I (1825-1855)

Closed27 November 2017

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GBP 5,250

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A PORCELAIN PLATE FROM THE TSAR NICHOLAS I SERVICE
BY THE IMPERIAL PORCELAIN FACTORY, ST PETERSBURG, PERIOD OF NICHOLAS I (1825-1855)
Circular, with gilt scalloped rim, the centre painted with the badge of the Order of Saint Andrew on white ground, the blue border decorated with the badges of the Orders of Saint George, Saint Alexander Nevsky, Saint Vladimir, the White Eagle, Saint Stanislaus and Saint Anne within gilt shaped cartouches, marked under base with blue underglaze factory mark
11¼ in. (28.5 cm.) diameter

Specialist note

The Tsar Nicholas I service was commissioned to the John Rose Coalport factory by Queen Victoria circa 1845, following the Emperor's state visit to Great Britain. The service was delivered to Russia and replacement plates were subsequently made at the Imperial Porcelain Factory.

A nearly identical plate was sold Christie's, New York, 23 April 2010, lot 179.