Vinogradoff, Plate series \"Russian Legends\" Two Of The First 12 Plates Issued for Sale

Vinogradoff, Plate series \"Russian Legends\" Two Of The First 12 Plates Issued For Sale

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Vinogradoff, Plate series \"Russian Legends\" Two Of The First 12 Plates Issued:
$80.00

The plate on the right is the first Russian collector's plate issued in 1988 (3 years before the fall of Communism). It was produced in huge quantities, probably tens of thousands. It can be misrepresented as "hand painted" but it is a transfer decal.

The debut of colorful Russian-made collector's plates nearly coincided with the breakup of the Soviet Union. In 1988, three short years before the final breakup of the USSR, the first 12 plates forming the series RUSSIAN Manufactured in several Soviet/Russian porcelain factories, including the historic Lomonosov Porcelain Factory, they were aggressively marketed and sold by The Bradford Exchange under the Tianex imprint. The market for these plates was huge. The plates were sold through mail-order subscriptions for $29-$39, plus shipping and handling. The plates were made with up to 17 layers of colored pigments on black porcelain and enhanced with 18kt gold. Eventually over 100 different plates came to be manufactured in a great many series. The artists, unknown in the USA, were famous Russian miniature artists from Palekh, Kholui, and Fedoskino. Each plate was given an individual "Bradex number". Sizes were mostly 7¾" (19cm) in diameter. The backs of each plate carried information in Russian (except for later issues) together with the title and a serial number. Overall, there was a pent-up demand for Russian-made goods and these plates fit the bill perfectly.

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