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Eloge de l'Art par Alain Truong
16 avril 2009

A Russian Porcelain Plate from the Imperial Order of St. Vladimir Service, Gardner, 1783-1785

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A Russian Porcelain Plate from the Imperial Order of St. Vladimir Service, Gardner, 1783-1785

painted with the badge, sash and star of the Order. with blue factory mark. diameter 23.3 cm. Est 9,000—12,000 USD.

NOTE: The Service for the Imperial Order of St. Vladimir is one of four porcelain dessert services commissioned by Empress Catherine the Great to be used during formal dinners held annually to honor knights of the highest Russian orders of chivalry. Her Majesty's Cabinet ordered services for three of the four orders – those of St. George, St. Andrew, and St. Alexander Nevsky – in the fall of 1777. The Service for the Order of St. Vladimir was not ordered until 1783 because the Order was founded only in 1782, on the twentieth anniversary of her accession to the throne, and honored Prince Vladimir. Credited with having brought Christianity to Russia, Vladimir was canonized by the Orthodox church and was called "equal to the apostles." In Russian, this is rendered as Sviatoi Ravnoapostolnyi Kniaz Vladimir and thus the Cyrillic letters CPKB [SRKV] appear on the star depicted at the center of each plate. Pieces from the service are decorated with the Order's regalia: in addition to the Order's star, on which is written the motto Usefulness, Honor, and Glory, the rim is decorated with Order's red and black sash supporting a badge. The Order of St. Vladimir service was first used at the Winter Palace at the ceremony held on the saint's feast day, September 22, 1785, and thereafter was repeated annually until the 1917 Revolution.

Sotheby's. Russian Art. 22 Apr 09. New York www.sothebys.com photo courtesy Sotheby's

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