RUSSIAN PORCELAIN PLATE FROM THE GOTHIC SERVICE Imperial Porcelain Factory, St Petersburg,circa 1860-1880

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 Alexander II beneath the Imperial crown and Roman ‘I’, inscribed inventory number D. 25 cm We would like to thank Vladimir Levshenkov, specially invited porcelain expert, for his assistance in cataloguing this lot.