Two porcelain military plates, Imperial Porcelain Factory, St Petersburg, period of Alexander II, 1871-1874

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

Two porcelain military plates, Imperial Porcelain Factory, St Petersburg, period of Alexander II, 1871-1874

One cavetto depicting the 4th Infantry Division after a painting by Balashov and signed A. Morozov, dated 1874, with underglazed green and blue Imperial cypher of Alexander II, the other depicting the Life Guards Ural Cossack Division after a painting by Piratsky and signed by T. Semenov, dated 1871, with underglazed green Imperial cypher of Alexander II, both surmounted by the imperial double-headed eagle

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diameter 24.5cm, 9 3/4 in.