1501551

Imperial Russian Handpainted Plate Paul 1 c. #1501551

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Imperial Russian Handpainted Plate Paul 1 c. #1501551
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It is our pleasure to offer a Sevres Plate made near the end of the 18th century and imported into Russia and subsequently remarked for the reigning emperor of the time, Paul 1 of Russia. This would date the plate to the period 1796-1804.

This information was verified by the prior owner who had checked with the A La Veille Russie in New York. Other services were made for the Empress Catherine in both England and France.


To the rear of the plate is the cipher of the Tsar Paul 1, Catherine the Great's son.

The plate is heavily embossed in gold on cobalt blue. The gold is raised and is probably "honey" gold.

To the centre of the plate is a handpainted masterpiece of the Battle of Fontenoy.
The Battle of Fontenoy was probably the most memorable French victory in the War of Austrian Succession. It was fought at Fontenoy in the Austrian Netherlands on May 11, 1745.

French forces under Marshal Maurice de Saxe were besieging Tournay. An Anglo-Dutch-Hanoverian army under the Duke of Cumberland, known as "The Pragmatic Army" advanced to the relief of Tournay, with the British forces attacking French positions uphill. The French lost 7,300 (of 49,000 present) men, while the British lost 7,500 (of 48,500), a defeat for Cumberland's forces. His assault, carried out by 16,000 British and Hanoverian troops, repulsed repeated attacks by the finest cavalry regiments in the French Army, including the Maison du Roi, until it was defeated by a counterattack carried out by the French cavalry, ...
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<tr><td>Condition:Superb</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:c.1799</td></tr>
<tr><td>Country:Russia</td></tr>
<tr><td>Maker:Imperial Porcelain Factory</td></tr>

<tr><td>Depth:0.5</td></tr>
<tr><td>Width:10</td></tr>

<tr><td>Title:Imperial Russian Handpainted Plate Paul 1 c.</td></tr>
<tr><td>Style:Sevres remarked by Imperial Porcelain Factory</td></tr>
<tr><td>Materials:Porcelain</td></tr>

<tr><td>Location:Ottawa, Canada</td></tr>
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