An Assembled Set of Twelve Chinese Export Royal Armorial 'Catherine the Great' Plates, 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十二件
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April 21, 06:04 PM GMT
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15,000 - 25,000 USD
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An Assembled Set of Twelve Chinese Export Royal Armorial 'Catherine the Great' Plates
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十二件
for the Russian market, in two sets, the first set of eight painted in the center with the imperial Russian double-headed eagle charged on the breast with Saint George and the dragon; the second set of four similarly decorated but in sepia and gilding
9⅝ in. (24.2 cm.) diameter
Collection of Mrs. Walter M. Buhl Ford, II
The set of eight:
Sotheby's New York, June 30, 1982, lot 129
The set of four:
Sotheby's New York, June 30, 1982, lot 131
Wolf Family Collection No. 0588 (acquired from the above)
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. Another pair of examples sold in these rooms, January 26, 2020, lot 1879.
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