163. * Assiette militaire en porcelaine A Porcelain Military Plate By the Imperial Porcelain Factory, St Petersburg, period of Nicholas 1, 1841 Circular, the centre painted with officers of the 5th Infantry Corps and 5th Light Cavalry, within a gilt cavetto and green border with gilt ciselé Imperial eagles and military trophies, inscribed in Russian '5th Infantry Corps. 5th Light Cavalry: Division A Private of the Bugsky Uhlan regiment. Staff Officer of the Odessa Uhlan regiment Private of the Akhtirsky Hussar regiment. Chief Officer of the Aleksandysky Hussar regiment.', and marked, dated and signed 'P. Soloviev' in Cyrillic under base diameter: 24.3 cm (9 9/16 in). Provenance Acquired by the present owner at Christie's London, Russian Art, 2 December, 2009, lot 341