Lot 740
  • 740

A porcelain plate from a Military service, Imperial Porcelain Manufactory, period of Nicholas I (1825-1855), dated 1835

Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 GBP
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Description

  • porcelain, gilding
  • diameter: 23.5cm, 9 1/4 in.
the cavetto painted with a figure of a grenadier of the Austrian Emperor, the border gilded with Imperial eagles and military trophies, the reverse inscribed: 'Soldat du Rt. des Grenadiers de l'Empereur d'Autriche', signed by the artist S. Daladugin, dated 1835 and numbered X.2.4., with blue Imperial cipher of Nicholas I   

Condition

There is minor rubbing to the painted decoration and surface scratches as expected with age.
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