A Set of Eighteen Russian Porcelain Dinner Plates, Popov Porcelain Manufactory, Gorbunovo, 1830-1850s

of circular form with shaped rim, the border gilded and with painted stylized flowers and birds against a black ground, the border with three blue reserves, the center with flowers on white background framed in a gilded circle.

Popoff & Co., Paris, January 11, 1985

some minor stacking marks and minor chips throughout; minor resoration to some plates
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The plates are typical of the florid ornament of the Neo-Rococo taste so popular in Russia in the mid-19th century. The bright "Popov Blue" and rare black glazes showcase the unusually rich range of enamel colors that the Popov factory was known to produce. For a comparable plate design, see Heikki Hyvönen, Venäläistä Posliniia – Russian Porcelain. Collection of Vera Saarela, The National Museum of Finland, Helsinki, 1982, p. 278, fig. 104.