A PORCELAIN BASKET FROM THE SERVICE OF THE ORDER OF ST ALEXANDER NEVSKII
BY THE GARDNER PORCELAIN FACTORY, MOSCOW, PERIOD OF CATHERINE II, 1778-1780
Circular, with tapering pierced sides and undulating gilt rim, the exterior decorated with the moulded red ribbon and cross of the Order and intertwined with a trailing laurel-leaf branch, the centre of the interior painted with the star of the Order, the brown handles simulating twisted branches with small moulded flowers and leaves, the moulded base with gilt borders, marked under base with blue underglaze factory mark 'G' and red painted inventory number 7288 of the Housekeeping Department of the Winter Palace
12 in. (30.5 cm.) wide across the handles
A PORCELAIN BASKET FROM THE SERVICE OF THE ORDER OF ST ALEXANDER NEVSKII
BY THE GARDNER PORCELAIN FACTORY, MOSCOW, PERIOD OF CATHERINE II, 1778-1780
Circular, with tapering pierced sides and undulating gilt rim, the exterior decorated with the moulded red ribbon and cross of the Order and intertwined with a trailing laurel-leaf branch, the centre of the interior painted with the star of the Order, the brown handles simulating twisted branches with small moulded flowers and leaves, the moulded base with gilt borders, marked under base with blue underglaze factory mark 'G' and red painted inventory number 7288 of the Housekeeping Department of the Winter Palace
12 in. (30.5 cm.) wide across the handles
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