Lot 1123: Plotnik

Vivant Beauce (French, 1818-1876)
Plotnik
signed 'V Beauce' (lower left)
oil on panel
5 x 2¾ in. (12.7 x 7 cm.)

Although of French origins Vivant Beauce worked extensively with the Imperial Porcelain Factory in St. Petersburg during 19th Century. The factory represented Russia at prestigious international exhibitions with selected porcelain items. At the London Great Exhibition of 1862 these included the Romanov service with portraits of Russian rulers and a view of the Romanov boyar's mansion in Moscow which all have been designed by Beauce.