Lot 352
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A PORCELAIN PLATE FROM THE SERVICE OF ST ANDREW THE FIRST CALLED
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION OF A LADY
A PORCELAIN PLATE FROM THE SERVICE OF ST ANDREW THE FIRST CALLED

MEISSEN FACTORY, MID-19TH CENTURY

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A PORCELAIN PLATE FROM THE SERVICE OF ST ANDREW THE FIRST CALLED
MEISSEN FACTORY, MID-19TH CENTURY
Painted with a bouquet of flowers within a moulded floral band, the border with the Imperial Russian arms and the cross of the Order of St Andrew, marked under base with underglaze blue crossed swords, also with red wax Hermitage inventory number
9¾ in. (24.8 cm.) wide

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This plate was probably made as a replacement or additional piece for the service of St Andrew the First Called. The service was originally given to Empress Elizabeth I of Russia (1707-1762) by Augustus III in 1745, on the occasion of the marriage of her nephew and successor, Grand Duke Peter, to Sophie-Auguste of Anhalt-Zerbst, later Empress Catherine the Great.

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