A PORCELAIN MUG
A PORCELAIN MUG

UNMARKED, PROBABLY BY THE GARDNER FACTORY, CIRCA 1790

细节
A PORCELAIN MUG
unmarked, probably by the Gardner Factory, circa 1790
Shaped as a head of a turkish man wearing a pink and yellow turban, the cover with a finial shaped as a flower
6 in. (15.3cm.) high

拍品专文

The mug follows the turkish motifs which became popular in the latter half of the 18th Century. Introduced by the Gardner Factory, it was subsequently copied by other Russian factories.