Lot Essay
For a comparable cup from the Order of St George, see E. Ivanova, Russkii Muzei, Farfor v Rossii XVIII-XIX vekov, St Petersburg, 2003, p. 224, listed p. 257, no. 15.
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BY THE GARDNER PORCELAIN FACTORY, MOSCOW, CIRCA 1777-1778
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A RARE PORCELAIN COVERED ICE CUP FROM THE SERVICE OF THE ORDER OF ST GEORGE
BY THE GARDNER PORCELAIN FACTORY, MOSCOW, CIRCA 1777-1778
Tapering cylindrical, on spreading foot, decorated with gilt sunburst pattern, the body painted with the ribbon, cross and star of the order entwined with a foliate garland, the detachable domed cover similarly decorated, surmounted by a bud-shaped finial, the handle imitating a leafed branch, marked under base with blue underglaze factory mark
4¾ in. (12 cm.) high, with cover
BY THE GARDNER PORCELAIN FACTORY, MOSCOW, CIRCA 1777-1778
Tapering cylindrical, on spreading foot, decorated with gilt sunburst pattern, the body painted with the ribbon, cross and star of the order entwined with a foliate garland, the detachable domed cover similarly decorated, surmounted by a bud-shaped finial, the handle imitating a leafed branch, marked under base with blue underglaze factory mark
4¾ in. (12 cm.) high, with cover
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