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SERVICE DU YACHT ALEXANDRIA

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Porcelain plate, the marli bordered of blue nets with decoration of a blazon representing a sword in a floral crown on blue bottom surrounded by the motto on gold bottom in Russian "For the faith, the Tsar and the Fatherland". Imperial Porcelain Factory, Nicholas II period, 1913. Mark with the green stamp. D. 22 cm. History The yacht service has the same coat of arms as the Cottage service, with the difference that the Cottage service is bordered with gold nets and not blue. This service was ordered in 1898 by Nicolas II for the yacht Alexandria which was the private yacht of the imperial family. The coat of arms and the motto were invented by the poet Vasily Zhukovsky, tutor of Alexander Nikolaievich, the future Tsar Alexander II.