BY THE IMPERIAL PORCELAIN FACTORY, ST PETERSBURG, PERIOD OF ALEXANDER II (1855-1881)

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A PORCELAIN PLATE FROM THE SERVICE OF FIELD MARSHAL PRINCE BARYATINSKY
BY THE IMPERIAL PORCELAIN FACTORY, ST PETERSBURG, PERIOD OF ALEXANDER II (1855-1881)
Circular, the centre painted with the badge of the Order of St George and the chain of the Order of St Andrew surmounted by the Imperial crown, with crossed Field Marshal's batons, the border with gilt ciselé decoration, marked under base with green underglaze factory mark
9 7/8 in. (25.1 cm.) diameter

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Lot Essay

Prince Alexander Ivanovich Baryatinsky (1815-1879) spent most of his military career in the Caucasus and was given the rank of Field Marshal and the Order of St George second class for its conquest in 1859. For a similar plate from the Baryatinsky service, see Exhibition catalogue, Heraldry on Russian Porcelain, Hermitage, St Petersburg, 2008, pp. 234-235, no. 106.

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