KPM PORCELAIN PLATE, “Gentleman in a Carriage”
$ 94.26
A KPM PORCELAIN PLATE FROM THE SERVICE OF THE RUSSIAN GRAND DUKE ANDREI VLADIMIROVICH KPM, mid-19th century Circular, with scalloped rim, the border centering the Cyrillic cypher AV beneath Russian Imperial Crown, decorated with alternating green and red lozenges amid gilt scrolling foliage on a white ground, the center painted with a scene of a gentleman riding in a carriage, the reverse inscribed, “Droschka de M. Horace Vernet.” Marked on the underside with blue and red KPM marks Diameter 9 7/8 in. (25 cm) CONDITION: Light surface scratching to gilding in areas, good overall condition. NOTE: Grand Duke Andrei Vladimirovich of Russia (1879-1956) was a son of Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia, a grandson of Emperor Alexander II and a first cousin of Nicholas II, Russia’s last Tsar. Item Nr. 5982 (KPM porcelain plate “Gentleman in a Carriage”)
