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BY THE GARDNER FACTORY, ST. PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1840
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A porcelain tete-a-tete Tea-service
by the Gardner Factory, St. Petersburg, circa 1840
Comprising an oval tray, a baluster-shaped water-jug and milk-jug, a circular covered sugar-bowl and two cups and saucers, all decorated with vari-colour flowerheads on white ground with foliate sprays on saffron ground, with waved gilt borders, the covered sugar bowl with pierced rim and bud finial, marked under bases
the tray 16in. (42cm.) wide (8)
by the Gardner Factory, St. Petersburg, circa 1840
Comprising an oval tray, a baluster-shaped water-jug and milk-jug, a circular covered sugar-bowl and two cups and saucers, all decorated with vari-colour flowerheads on white ground with foliate sprays on saffron ground, with waved gilt borders, the covered sugar bowl with pierced rim and bud finial, marked under bases
the tray 16in. (42cm.) wide (8)