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• Auction House:
  Leonard Joel
• Sale Name:
  Jewels & Objets D'Art Auction
• Sale Date:
  24 May 2015 ~ 1pm
• Lot #:
  459
• Lot Description:
  A Set of Four Russian Imperial Porcelain Factory Plates From The Kremlin Service, St Petersburg
  Period Of Nicholas I (1825-1855) Circa 1837-1838. Comprising a large serving dish and three dinner plates, each centrally painted with entwined foliate design with central red rose bordered by radiating palms on a profuse ciselé gilt ground and enamelled jewelled rim in red and green, 32cm and 24cm in diameter, each with blue Imperial cipher of Nicholas I and red Kremlin Palace inventory numbers.
• Notes:
  This famed service was commissioned by Emperor Nicholas I in 1836. The artwork was designed by painter and archaeologist Fedor Solntsev (1801-1892) his inspiration drawn from 17th century Russian Antiquity designs. See T. Kudriavtseva, Russian Imperial Porcelain, St. Petersburg, 2003, pp. 130-132.
• Estimate:
  A$7,000 - 10,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Ceramics & Porcelain

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