RUSSIAN PORCELAIN DESSERT PLATE FROM THE KREMLIN SERVICE, Imperial Porcelain Factory, St.

RUSSIAN PORCELAIN DESSERT PLATE FROM THE KREMLIN SERVICE , Imperial Porcelain Factory, St. Petersburg, period of Nicholas I, cavetto painted with stylized blossoms on gilt ground with foliate sprays at intervals around the Imperial double-headed eagle and the Russian title of Emperor Nicholas I (' Emperor and Autocrat of All the Russias' ), the borders with floral and foliate sprays on gilt ground, marked on underside with crowned monogram of Nicholas I, red Cyrillic inventory no. 'OXP 21766', Leslie Joseph no. 167 label Dimensions: 22.2cms diam. Provenance: Sir Leslie Joseph, thence by descent Condition Report: lettering slightly faded, some stacking wear to enamel and gilding.