A PORCELAIN PLATE FROM THE CORONATION SERVICE OF EMPEROR NICHOLAS I

A PORCELAIN PLATE FROM THE CORONATION SERVICE OF EMPEROR NICHOLAS I
BY THE IMPERIAL PORCELAIN FACTORY, ST PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1826
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, unmarked; with impressed numeral '6' under base
9½ in. (24.2 cm.) diameter