A Porcelain Basket from the Imperial Order of St George Service, Gardner Porcelain Factory, Verbilki, circa 1780
Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
A Porcelain Basket from the Imperial Order of St George Service, Gardner Porcelain Factory, Verbilki, circa 1780
oval, tapering form, the pierced gilded body decorated with the orange and black sash and cross of the order of St George intertwined with a flowering laurel branch, the cavetto painted with the star of the order and the motto 'For Service and Bravery' in Cyrillic, with blue factory mark
diameter 12½ in.
31 cm
Sotheby's, New York, April 28, 2006, lot 390;
Christie's, London, November 23, 2020, lot 229;
Where acquired by the present collector.
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