A PORCELAIN LEAF DISH FROM THE SERVICE OF THE ORDER OF ST ALEXANDER NEVSKY

A PORCELAIN LEAF DISH FROM THE SERVICE OF THE ORDER OF ST ALEXANDER NEVSKY
BY THE GARDNER PORCELAIN FACTORY, MOSCOW, PERIOD OF CATHERINE II, CIRCA 1780
Of oval form, formed as a vine leaf, the centre painted with the badge of the Order, surrounded by the ribbon and cross of the Order, on a green ground painted to resemble a leaf with moulded veins, with a stem-form handle, all within a gilt border, marked under base with blue underglaze factory mark, also with red palace inventory numbers
11 5/8 in. (29.5 cm.) long

Provenance
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