Lot 536
  • 536

Trumpeter of the Regiment of the Horse Guard: A porcelain military plate, Imperial Porcelain Manufactory, St Petersburg, period of Nicholas I, dated 1834

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
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Description

  • porcelain, paint, gilding
with blue overglaze Imperial cypher of Nicholas I, impressed number 12

Condition

Very good condition, with small areas of retouching, which are visible under UV light. Minor abrasions to the sky, visible in the catalogue photo.
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Catalogue Note

For a nearly identical example, painted by Yakovlev in 1841, please see Christies's London, 28 November 2016, lot 324.