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A Russian Porcelain Plate from a Military Service, Imperial Porcelain Manufactory, St. Petersburg, Period of Alexander III (1881-1894), dated 1883
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
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Description
the reverse titled in Cyrillic 11th Cavalry Division. Her Imperial Highness Ekaterina Mikhailovna's 11th Riga Dragoons Regiment. Her Imperial Highness Tsarevna Maria Fyodorovna's 11th Chuguev Lancers' Regiment. His Imperial and Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Germany and Prussia's 11th Izyumsky Hussars Regiment. from a painting by Charlemagne, signed N. Semyonov and dated 1883; also with green Imperial cypher of Alexander III
- porcelain
- diameter 9 3/4 in.
- 24.8 cm
the cavetto realistically painted with various members of the Eleventh Cavalry Division of the Imperial Russian Army, officers of the Eleventh Riga Dragoons Regiment look on as an officer of the Eleventh Chuguev Lancers Regiment converses with an officer of the Eleventh Izyumsky Hussars Regiment who is on a white horse; the borders gilded and incised with ribbon-tied branches of oak and laurel divided by an incised image of the Imperial State Seal, a double-headed, triple-crowned eagle with the coats-of-arms of various cities across its chest and wings, the foot also gilded.
Provenance
Sotheby's New York, December 6, 1994, lot 418, illustrated
Condition
Some slight scratching to gilding
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.