A Rare Russian Faience Plate after the Golden Plate of Tsar Alexis Mikhailovich Yusupov Porcelain Factory, Arkhangelskoye, Moscow, circa 1825-1830 10-1/2 inches (26.7 cm) PROVENANCE: Likely presented by Prince Nikolai Yusupov before 1831; The Thomas Mansfield Collection of Imperial Russian Porcelain; John Atzbach Antiques, Bellevue, Washington; The Kathleen Durdin Collection of Russian Decorative Arts, Tampa, Florida. The Yusupov Porcelain Factory was founded in 1815 by Prince Nikolai Borisovich Yusupov, a Russian philanthropist and art collector. The factory was not created for commercial purposes, but rather to produce porcelain for the prince's own collection and as gifts for the aristocracy. Works in faience by the factory are exceedingly rare and were produced only until 1831. The offered lot is part of an unknown number of plates which were executed by the Yusupov factory in its last period, and featuring the Yusupov lion at the center. It has been suggested that plates like these were presented as parting gifts to guests at the Yusupovs' Moscow house. The immediate resemblance to the later Russian Imperial Porcelain Factory's "Kremlin Service" of 1837-1847 is readily apparent, indicating that the Yusupov Factory was not copying the designs of Feodor Soln'tsev, which were published between 1849-1853, but that they may have had access to the original source: a golden and enameled dish created for Tsar Alexis I Mikhailovich, now in the collection of the Kremlin Armory Museum (Inv. No МП-3363). Property from the Kathleen Durdin Collection HID12401132022 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved