the scalloped rim with bands of cobalt blue glaze and gilding featuring a ring of laurel leaves in cisele gold, the cavetto with a cisele gold monogram of Empress Maria Feodorovna the royal consort of Emperor Paul I, diameter: 24 cm (9 1/2 in.), old label from the Russian Imperial Exhibit from Hammer galleries on reverse

EXHIBITED
Russian Imperial Exhibit, organized by Armand Hammer, 1930s (original exhibition label attached)