Russian Works of Art
Russian Works of Art
Property from a private collection, Florida
TWO RARE PORCELAIN PLATES, YUSUPOV PORCELAIN FACTORY, ARKHANGELSKOE, 1829
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June 17, 04:28 PM GMT
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
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Property from a private collection, Florida.
TWO RARE PORCELAIN PLATES, YUSUPOV PORCELAIN FACTORY, ARKHANGELSKOE, 1829
the border with gilt laurel wreath between two gold bands, the cavetto painted with rose gardlands and centred with an inscription in Farsi 'Presented to the regent [of] Prince Khosrow Mirza', the reverses with gilt inscription 'Archangelski 1829'
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diameter 23.5cm, 9¼in.
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Prince Khosrow Mirza (1811–1883) was a Persian Prince of the Qajar Dynasty.
In 1829 the Prince was sent to St Petersburg as an envoy from the Shah of Iran to apologise for the horrible massacre in the Tehran embassy. Amongst dozens of other victims was the famous playwright and diplomat Alexander Griboyedov (1795-1829).
Khosrow Mirza was sent by his grandfather to appease Nicholas I and avoid another war with Russia. During this visit, the Shah Diamond was presented to the Tsar (now in the collection of the Diamond Fund in Moscow's Kremlin Armoury). In return, the prince and his entourage were presented many lavish gifts, including these porcelain plates.
Sotheby’s would like to thank Maria Sokolenko for her assistance in researching this lot.