A PORCELAIN BASKET FROM THE SERVICE OF THE ORDER OF ST. VLADIMIR
BY THE GARDNER PORCELAIN FACTORY, MOSCOW, 1783-1785
Oval, with tapering pierced sides and undulating rim, the exterior decorated with the multi-colored ribbon of the Order with the cross of the Order intertwined with a trailing laurel-leaf branch, the center of the interior painted with the star of the Order, the green handles simulating twisted branches, on a molded base with gilt borders, marked under base with blue underglaze factory mark
13 5/8 in. (34.5 cm.) wide across the handles
A PORCELAIN BASKET FROM THE SERVICE OF THE ORDER OF ST. VLADIMIR
BY THE GARDNER PORCELAIN FACTORY, MOSCOW, 1783-1785
Oval, with tapering pierced sides and undulating rim, the exterior decorated with the multi-colored ribbon of the Order with the cross of the Order intertwined with a trailing laurel-leaf branch, the center of the interior painted with the star of the Order, the green handles simulating twisted branches, on a molded base with gilt borders, marked under base with blue underglaze factory mark
13 5/8 in. (34.5 cm.) wide across the handles
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