A porcelain military plate, Imperial Porcelain Factory, St Petersburg, period of Alexander II, 1873

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June 9, 02:45 PM GMT

Estimate

8,000 - 12,000 GBP

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Property of a Gentleman (lots 1-3, 54, 100-110)

A porcelain military plate, Imperial Porcelain Factory, St Petersburg, period of Alexander II, 1873

The cavetto depicting the Life Guards Cossack Regiment within a border of gilt laurel on lilac ground, surmounted by the imperial double-headed eagle, inscribed in Cyrillic after a painting by Piratsky and signed F. Torachkov, with underglazed green and blue Imperial cypher of Alexander II

diameter 24.8cm, 9 3/4 in.

Private Collection, UK