Deux médaillons en biscuit de porcelaine, très probablement de la manufacture impériale de Saint-Pétersbourg du XVIIIème siècle

représentant deux des frères Orlov : l’un le comte Alexeï Grigorievitch Orlov (1737-1808) en buste de trois-quarts, coiffé d’un casque et tenant un bâton de commandement, l’inscription en or sur le bord : COMTE ALEXIS GREGORIEVITCH ORLOFF, VAINQUEUR ET DESTRUCTEUR DE LA FLOTTE TURQUE ; l’autre représentant le comte Grigori Grigorievitch Orlov (1734-1783) en buste de profil tourné vers la gauche, l’inscription en or sur le bord : COMTE GREGOIRE GREGORIEVITCH ORLOFF, PRINCE DE L’EMPIRE ROMAIN ; le bord souligné d’une guirlande de feuilles de laurier à fond or

Tiny minor chips to leaves on frame with very small wears to gilding. The medallions were not perfectly cleaned when photographed; now cleaned, the porcelain is white without any stains.
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