A PORCELAIN BASKET FROM THE SERVICE OF THE ORDER OF ST VLADIMIR
BY THE GARDNER PORCELAIN FACTORY, MOSCOW, PERIOD OF CATHERINE THE GREAT, 1770-1780S
Circular, with tapering pierced sides and undulating gilt rim, the exterior decorated with the moulded ribbon and cross of the Order, intertwined with a trailing laurel-leaf branch, the centre of the interior painted with the star of the Order, the green handles simulating twisted branches, the moulded base with gilt borders, marked under base with blue underglaze factory mark
10 7/8 in. (27.6 cm.) long, across handles
A PORCELAIN BASKET FROM THE SERVICE OF THE ORDER OF ST VLADIMIR
BY THE GARDNER PORCELAIN FACTORY, MOSCOW, PERIOD OF CATHERINE THE GREAT, 1770-1780S
Circular, with tapering pierced sides and undulating gilt rim, the exterior decorated with the moulded ribbon and cross of the Order, intertwined with a trailing laurel-leaf branch, the centre of the interior painted with the star of the Order, the green handles simulating twisted branches, the moulded base with gilt borders, marked under base with blue underglaze factory mark
10 7/8 in. (27.6 cm.) long, across handles
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