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A PAIR OF CHINESE EXPORT ROYAL ARMORIAL SOUP PLATES MADE FOR CATHERINE THE GREAT OF RUSSIA, QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD, CIRCA 1785 | 清乾隆 約1785年 粉彩俄羅斯女皇嘉芙蓮二世紋章圖盤一對
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January 26, 08:38 PM GMT
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5,000 - 7,000 USD
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A PAIR OF CHINESE EXPORT ROYAL ARMORIAL SOUP PLATES MADE FOR CATHERINE THE GREAT OF RUSSIA
QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD, CIRCA 1785
清乾隆 約1785年 粉彩俄羅斯女皇嘉芙蓮二世紋章圖盤一對
each painted in the center in sepia with the Imperial Russian double-headed eagle charged on breast with St. George and the Dragon, with one claw clutching a sceptre and the other holding a cross-bearing orb, the border with intertwining ribbon and flowering vine
diameter 9¾ in.; 24.8 cm
Heirloom & Howard Ltd, London, 1981
The most famous and longest-ruling female reigning monarch of Russia, Catherine the Great reigned between 1762 and 1796, and was responsible for strengthening and expanding the empire. A well-known service made for her is the extensive Wedgwood 'Frog' service, depicting a different English country house on each individual piece. An identical example is illustrated in David Howard and John Ayers, China for the West, vol. II, London, 1978, cat. no. 461, from the collection of Mildred and Rafi Mottahedeh, and sold in these rooms, January 30th, 1985, lot 273.