A Porcelain Basket from the Service of the Order of St Vladimir
By the Gardner Factory, Moscow, period of Catherine II, 1783-1785
Oval, with tapering pierced sides and undulating gilt rim, the exterior decorated with the multi-coloured moulded ribbon of the Order with the cross of the Order on pierced green C-scroll and leaf band with pink detailing, the centre of the interior painted with the star of the Order, the green handles simulating twisted branches, with gilt detail on a moulded gilt base, marked under base with blue underglaze factory mark
11¼ in. (28.5 cm.) long
A Porcelain Basket from the Service of the Order of St Vladimir
By the Gardner Factory, Moscow, period of Catherine II, 1783-1785
Oval, with tapering pierced sides and undulating gilt rim, the exterior decorated with the multi-coloured moulded ribbon of the Order with the cross of the Order on pierced green C-scroll and leaf band with pink detailing, the centre of the interior painted with the star of the Order, the green handles simulating twisted branches, with gilt detail on a moulded gilt base, marked under base with blue underglaze factory mark
11¼ in. (28.5 cm.) long
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