Two Porcelain Plates from the Coronation Service of Emperor Nicholas I

Two Porcelain Plates from the Coronation Service of Emperor Nicholas I
by the Imperial Porcelain Factory, St Petersburg, circa 1826
Each circular, the centre painted with the Imperial double-headed eagle within the chain of the Order of St Andrew on an ermine-lined mantle surmounted by the Imperial crown, the border with gilt ciselé trophies of arms and lion masks on a cobalt blue ground, one restored, unmarked
9 3/8 in. (24 cm.) in diameter each (2)