Lot Essay
For information concerning the order services, see footnote for lot 54
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BY THE GARDNER FACTORY, ST. PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1780
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TWO PORCELAIN SOUP PLATES FROM THE ST. ANDREW AND ST. GEORGE ORDER SERVICES
by the Gardner factory, St. Petersburg, circa 1780
The first plate, with undulating gilt border decorated in the center with the Star of St. Andrew, the rim designed with the collar of the Order, marked under the base; the second, with undulating gilt border, the center painted with the Order of St. George, the yellow-orange and black ribbon intertwined with a laurel garland around the rim with the badge of the order at one side, marked under the base
first plate: 9.6in. (24.8cm.); second plate: 9in. (22.9cm.) diam. (2)
by the Gardner factory, St. Petersburg, circa 1780
The first plate, with undulating gilt border decorated in the center with the Star of St. Andrew, the rim designed with the collar of the Order, marked under the base; the second, with undulating gilt border, the center painted with the Order of St. George, the yellow-orange and black ribbon intertwined with a laurel garland around the rim with the badge of the order at one side, marked under the base
first plate: 9.6in. (24.8cm.); second plate: 9in. (22.9cm.) diam. (2)