Russian Imperial Porcelain Plates from Kremlin Service

A set of four Russian Imperial porcelain factory plates from…
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A set of four Russian Imperial porcelain factory plates from the Kremlin service, St Petersburg, period of Nicholas I (1825-1855), circa 1837-1838, comprising a large serving dish and three dinner plates, each centrally painted with entwined foliate design with central red rose bordered by radiating palms on a profuse cisele gilt ground and enamelled jewelled rim in red and green, 32 cm and 24 cm in diameter, each with blue Imperial cipher of Nicholas I and red Kremlin Palace inventory numbers. Notes: This famed service was commissioned by Emperor Nicholas I in 1836., the artwork was designed by painter and archaeologist Fedor Solntsev (1801-1892) his inspiration drawn from 17th century Russian Antiquity designs. See T. Kudriavtseva, Russian Imperial porcelain, St. Petersburg, 2003, pp. 130-132

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  • Foliate - Decorated with leaves or leaf-like forms.
  • Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.

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