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FROM ANTIQUITY TO THE 20TH CENTURY
Lot 110:
The set comprises two Russian porcelain dessert plates from the Kornilov Brothers factory, Russian Empire, St. Petersburg, circa 1903. The borders of the plates are adorned with ornaments after the original illustrations by Ivan Bilibin (1876-1942) for the publication, Russian Folk Tales, published by the Expedition of Procurement of State Papers in 1901-1903. The pattern is applied to the plates using the technology of overglaze polychrome printing. The borders are decorated with gilding.
Marked with overglaze printing manufacturer’s stamp on verso. Numbered 245 on the back.
D: 9 1/2 in., (24 cm.)
Condition: Perfect.
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