Description
Rare Chinese export Imperial Russian porcelain plate, ca. 1740. With the Russian Imperial coat of arms painted en grisaille with gilt, iron-red, and blue in the center. Surrounded by a gilt rocaille band at the cavetto and half flower-heads along the rim. This coat of arms later used by Catherine the Great. Hermitage museum inventory letter and number in red along the back of the dish.
Provenance: Hermitage Museum; Christie's, London, "Fine Chinese Export Ceramics and Works of Art," 1 November 1993, Lot 135; The Distinguished Collection of Leo & Doris Hodroff.
Lot Essay:
This plate is from the later of two Imperial banqueting services bearing the Imperial Russian coat of arms made for the Russian court. The first service, dated ca. 1720, was made for Emperor Peter the Great while this second service was ordered for Empress Elizabeth no later than 1742. This coat of arms was later used by Empress Catherine II, known as Catherine the Great, of Russia.
Diameter: 9 1/4 in.
Provenance: Hermitage Museum; Christie's, London, "Fine Chinese Export Ceramics and Works of Art," 1 November 1993, Lot 135; The Distinguished Collection of Leo & Doris Hodroff.
Lot Essay:
This plate is from the later of two Imperial banqueting services bearing the Imperial Russian coat of arms made for the Russian court. The first service, dated ca. 1720, was made for Emperor Peter the Great while this second service was ordered for Empress Elizabeth no later than 1742. This coat of arms was later used by Empress Catherine II, known as Catherine the Great, of Russia.
Diameter: 9 1/4 in.
Condition
There are no cracks or restorations. There are some frits to the rim and some small losses to the glaze layer at the extreme edges of the rim. Light wear to the footrim. Some losses to the gilt throughout and light wear to the polychrome along the face of the plate.
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Rare Chinese Export Russian Imperial Armorial Dish
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Leo & Doris Hodroff Chinese Export Collection
Nov 12, 2026, 11:00 AM ESTSt. Paul, MN, United States
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