A pair of Russian porcelain soup-plates from the Aleksander Nevskii service
A pair of Russian porcelain soup-plates from the Aleksander Nevskii service

CIRCA 1780, ST. PETERSBURG, GARDNER FACTORY, LARGE BLUE G AND IMPRESSED POTTER'S MARKS

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A pair of Russian porcelain soup-plates from the Aleksander Nevskii service
Circa 1780, St. Petersburg, Gardner factory, large blue G and impressed potter's marks
The centres painted with the stars of the Order of St. Aleksander Nevskii, the borders with the red silk ribbons and the ruby and gold cross (one with footrim chips, both with wear and flaking to gilding)
9 in. (23 cm.) diameter (2)