bearing the white-blue Russian navy's battle flag, and the red-blue-white Russian merchant vessel flag, coastal scene with lookout tower, porcelain, the body with wide and narrow gilt edging, the rim with brown-gilt painted rosettes and festoons on a white ground, the inner rim with wide gilt edging, the centre with polychrome painted view, Ø 23,5 cm, painted decor with scuffing,
Sévres, France, blue mark Louis XVIII., the plate; Prince Nikolas Yussupoff Manufactory, Archangelskoje, Russia, painted decor of the plate, reverse side with red inscription in Russian "Sicht auf die Jacht und das Dorf Grusino auf dem Fluß Wolchowo" (View of the yacht, Grusino village, and the Wolchowo River), Arhangelskoe 1827, (Ru)

The porcelain manufactory of Prince Nikolas Yussupoff operated in Archangelskoje between 1814-1831; it purchased unpainted porcelain items from the Sevres Manufactory in France, and painted them at the Archangelskoje factory. The present plate belongs to the series "Views of Grusino Village", which was considered to be among Russia's most beautiful estates located by the River Wolchowo near Novgorod. It's owner, Count Arakcheev, lived there until his death.