Circular, the centers painted with a stylized kingfisher in a landscape and a wild goose in a seascape after designs by Ivan Galnbek (1855-1934), the rims decorated with geometric motifs, both marked under base with a printed factory mark, also numbered and inscribed in Cyrillic
9³⁄₄ in. (24.7 cm.) diameter

Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 17 December 1998, lot 146.
Acquired by Ann and Gordon Getty from the above.

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These two plates come from a series of ornithological plates made by the Kornilov Porcelain Factory for the American market. A platter with an identical border painted to the center with a large red hawk and five small sparrows is in the collection of the Hillwood Museum, Washington D.C. (Cat. No. 25.561).