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a russian porcelain plate from a military service, imperial porcelain manufactory, st. petersburg, period of Alexander II (1855-81)
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 USD
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Description
- diameter 9 3/4 in. 24.7 cm
pained with officers and soldiers, with lilac border painted with the Imperial eagle in black, the reverse with an identifying inscription in Cyrillic, Dragoon Regiments, after the painting by Piratsky, signed by the artist A. Morozov, and dated 75, with green and blue cypher marks
Catalogue Note
Karl Karlovich Piratsky (1813-1871) was commissioned by Nicholas I in 1838 to provide watercolors for the "Historical description of the uniforms and weapons of Russian soldiers, compiled according to the wish of His Majesty."