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Couple being married in front of a crowd of dignitaries
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IMPERIAL PORCELAIN FACTORY (C. 1718-1917)

Vase

1907

RCIN 28815

In 1892 Emperor Alexander III invited Karl Lisberg from the Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Factory to St Petersburg to teach the underglaze painting method to Russian artists. As a result, vases of this type with muted colours and traditional Russian scenes were produced until the outbreak of the First World War.

Probably a gift to Queen Alexandra

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