IMPERIAL PORCELAIN MANUFACTORY

A RUSSIAN PORCELAIN PLATE FROM THE RAPHAEL SERVICE, IMPERIAL PORCELAIN MANUFACTORY, ST. PETERSBURG, PERIOD OF ALEXANDER III, 1885, the pale robin's egg blue borders decorated with medallions featuring mythical creatures and a garlands set amid an laurel leaf pattern, the cavetto framed by a delicate classical border edged by a Greek key pattern, the central image of seated a stone-colored classical figure in a hexagonal frame, dated gilt Imperial Cypher of Alexander III on base , diameter: 21.1 cm. (8 1/4 in.)