Grand Duke Andrei Vladimirovich Scenic Plate #4

This is a really rare plate made by KPM between 1849 and 1870. A superb piece that is often said to come from the service of the Russian Grand Duke Andrei Vladimirovich but he was born after this plate was made and his royal cypher is different. I personally think it was for his father Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich as he seemed to have used different cyphers. Or maybe for a wedding between two people whose last names ended with an A and a V. Either way this is an amazing plate with a nice rim shape. The rim is decorated with a hand painted design of alternating red and green lozenge shaped panels with gold designs to them with gold leaf scrolls in between and a Russian royal princely crown over the cyrillic monogram / cypher AV. The rim design is certainly based on the Gothic art that many services by the Imperial St. Petersburg company also used in their services. The well of the plate has a thick gold band to the edge with a rope like design under that but the best part is certainly the hand painted scene in the center of the plate including two gentleman talking on an empty street surrounded by buildings. An very well painted scene! I have four of these plates each with a different scene from everyday life in Russia. The plate is in superb condition with just a spot of stacking wear as shown and some minor age marks. As good as it gets for being 150 plus years old! It displays superbly! The plate is 1.375 inches tall and 9.75 inches in diameter. It is marked underneath with the under glaze blue scepter over the so called penny mark as well as the red orb and some impressed marks. No title on the back of this plate. Please email me for more information or other pictures.