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PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED MIDWEST PRIVATE COLLECTION
A SILVER-GILT MOUNTED PORCELAIN FRUIT SET FROM THE SERVICE OF THE ORDER OF ST. VLADIMIR
BY THE GARDNER PORCELAIN FACTORY, MOSCOW, CIRCA 1783-1785
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A SILVER-GILT MOUNTED PORCELAIN FRUIT SET FROM THE SERVICE OF THE ORDER OF ST. VLADIMIR
BY THE GARDNER PORCELAIN FACTORY, MOSCOW, CIRCA 1783-1785
Comprising eight fruit forks, eight knives and eight spoons; each with porcelain handle painted with the cross of the Order, the body wrapped with the ribbon of the Order, the silver marked on stems, in a later black leather fitted case, applied with gilt Imperial double-headed eagles
The knives 9½ in. (24.1 cm.) long (24)
BY THE GARDNER PORCELAIN FACTORY, MOSCOW, CIRCA 1783-1785
Comprising eight fruit forks, eight knives and eight spoons; each with porcelain handle painted with the cross of the Order, the body wrapped with the ribbon of the Order, the silver marked on stems, in a later black leather fitted case, applied with gilt Imperial double-headed eagles
The knives 9½ in. (24.1 cm.) long (24)
Provenance
Galerie Popoff, Paris.
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1993.
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1993.
Brought to you by
Anne Bracegirdle