A Russian Porcelain Vase with a Portrait of Emperor Nicholas I, circa 1830

of baluster form with scrolling handles, decorated in ciselé gilt, the front with a shaped reserve in which Emperor Nicholas I is shown at full length in uniform with the Sash of the Order of St. Andrew and an ermine mantle between the symbols of his rule, with buildings of the Moscow Kremlin in the background, the reverse with military trophies against a green ground

with rubbing to gilding, particularly on the base; the handles with small inherent firing flaws
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The image on this vase was based on a popular print of the period and was frequently produced on porcelain items for purchase by patriotic Russians. For an example in the State Historical Museum, see M. Bubchikova, Russkii farfor Pushkinskoi epokhi, Moscow, 1997, no. 21.