RUSSIAN PORCELAIN DISH FROM THE GOTHIC SERVICE Imperial Porcelain Factory, St Petersburg,circa 1832-1855

porcelain, painted and gilt decorated in the Neo-Gothic style with polychrome ornament inspired by stained-glass motifs on a blue ground, with gilt details and a gilt rim Marks: underglaze green mark of Nicolas I beneath the Imperial crown D. 32 cm The Gothic Service was commissioned by Nicholas I for the Winter Palace and executed in 1832 after designs by I.A. Ivanov, presented to the Emperor in 1833. Conceived in a distinctive Neo-Gothic style inspired by stained glass motifs, the service was produced for 150 place settings and subsequently expanded throughout the 19th century, with additional pieces supplied by the Imperial Porcelain Factory and the Kornilov Brothers factory, eventually reaching 200 place settings by the end of the century. We would like to thank Vladimir Levshenkov, specially invited porcelain expert, for his assistance in cataloguing this lot.