THE FIREBIRD - SET OF FIRST 11 PLATES
LOT DETAILS
This is the first time that limited edition porcelain collector plates bearing the Leningrad Porcelain hallmark were made available to discriminating sectors of the general public; The Leningrad Porcelain Factory owes its beginnings to a Royal Decree in 1744 by Empress Elizabeta Petrovna, eldest daughter of Tsar Peter the Great, to be called the Imperial Porcelain Factory of St. Petersburg to serve the Russian nobility; its porcelain is regarded as being among the world's finest, and this edition represents an unprecedented artistic collaboration of the master craftsmen of Leningrad Porcelain with the world-renowned artisans of Palekh, the masters of Russian lacquerware; the plates include:
1) The Tsarevich and the Firebird
2) Princess Elena and Ivan
3) The Wedding Feast
4) Elena the Fair
5) The Golden Bridle
6) The Golden Cage
7) Awaiting the Firebird
8) Ivan's Conquest
9) The Magnificent Firebird
10) The Journey of Tsarevich Ivan and Princess Elena
11) In Search of the Firebird
The plates are in mint condition and come with original boxes, Certificates of Authenticity and coloured descriptive sheets