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A PORCELAIN SERVING BOWL, IMPERIAL PORCELAIN FACTORY, ST PETERSBURG, PERIOD OF NICHOLAS I (1844-1855)
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June 17, 03:58 PM GMT
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A PORCELAIN SERVING BOWL, IMPERIAL PORCELAIN FACTORY, ST PETERSBURG, PERIOD OF NICHOLAS I (1844-1855)
gilt scalloped rim, with a crowned double-headed eagle with the Shield of Saint George on its breast clutching the ribbons and badges of the Orders of Saint Vladimir and Saint George, with the gilt motto ‘For Service and Bravery’ in Russian, with blue Imperial cypher of Nicholas I
diameter 30.5cm, 12in.
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Notably decorated with two Imperial orders, this service was commissioned for Duke Georg Alexander of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1859-1909), who was the eldest of the two surviving sons of Duke Georg August of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and of Grand Duchess Catherine Mikhailovna of Russia. Although he was a German Prince, Duke Georg Alexander lived in Russia throughout his life. He was a great-grandson of Emperor Paul I and a cousin of Emperor Alexander III. Duke Georg Alexander pursued a career as an officer in the Russian army and was Major General, Commander of the Life Guard Dragoon Regiment.
Further pieces of the service are held in the collection of Pavlovsk Palace. For more see State Museum-Reserve Pavlovsk,The Full Collection Catalogue, Volume VII Porcelain, 1st Edition, Imperial Porcelain Factory, Late XVIII - early XX centuries, St Petersburg, 2010, pp. 140-141.