Tsar Nicholas II & Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna commemorative plates (1896) France & Russia – Franco-Russian Alliance
€395.00
Description
Commemorative plates commemorating the imperial visit of Tsar Nicholas II & Tsarina Alexandra for their state visit to Paris in 1896, with a medallion portrait of the Tsar with historical vignettes and decorations to border, maker’s mark of by earthenware manufacturer Utzschneider & Compagnie in Sarreguemines (Alsace – France) and hanging holes to rim of base, 21cm diameter.
They are decorated with portraits of Czar Nicholas II Romanov, Emperor of Russia, and Czarina Alexandra Feodorovna, in Art Nouveau style.
A rare and an amazing part of late 19th century Russian history. What came in the years ahead changed Russian and the world forever.
