A RARE Russian antique porcelain plate from the service of Imperial yacht THE STANDARD
( ШТАНДАРТ)

a private yacht of Tsar Nicholas II

Imperial Porcelain Factory, St. Petersburg, 1910

Diameter 22 cm (8 5/8 in.)

Excellent condition

The border is painted with the Russian Imperial Standard – a double headed eagle holding in its beaks and talons four maps,

signifying Russian sovereignty over the Baltic, Black, Caspian and White seas.

An identical plate is illustrated in Russian Imperial Yachts late XVII – early XX century, page 210

Green factory mark in the form of Nicholas II cipher