4 June 2014 Russian Art Auctions
4 June 2014
519. A PORCLELAIN PLATE FROM THE MILITARY SERVICE
IMPERIAL PORCELAIN MANUFACTORY, PERIOD OF NICHOLAS I (1825–1855)
Diameter 23.5 cm.
12,000–18,000 GBP
Circular, the cavetto finely painted with a group of two officers, a private soldier and a trumpeter resting in camp, within gilt band, the green border gilt and ciselé with alternating Imperial eagles and military trophies, the foot also gilded, the reverse inscribed in Cyrillic “Third Infantry Cadets, Eight’s Division, Non-Commissioned Officer of the Count Dibich-Zabalkanskiy Regiment, Company Officer of Poltava regiment Infantry Regiment, Private Soldier of Aleksopolsk Infantry Regiment, Trumpeter of Kremenchug Infantry Regiment. N. Yakovlev, 1838”, with black Imperial cipher for Nicholas I.
Notes on symbols:
* Indicates 5% Import Duty Charge applies.
Ω Indicates 20% Import Duty Charge applies.
§ Indicates Artist's Resale Right applies.
† Indicates Standard VAT scheme applies, and the rate of 20% VAT will be charged on both hammer price and premium.