British and Continental Ceramics & Glass - 30th April 2024

Lot 323

A Continental porcelain saucer of Russian significance, c.1770, painted with Victory holding a

Estimate £150 - £250 | Hammer £5292

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Description

A Continental porcelain saucer of Russian significance, c.1770, painted with Victory holding a laurel branch and a shield bearing the cipher of Catherine the Great, seated on clouds beside Fame, above a cornucopia spilling fruits, a sailing ship at sea behind her, the underside with Catherine's cipher repeated in gilt and sepia, 14.5cm.

Provenance: from an English private collection, Sussex.