Russian Order of St. Vladimir Ice Cup, Gardner:
Russian imperial period porcelain covered ice cup, from the Order of Saint Vladimir service, by the Gardner Factory, Verbilki, 1783-1785, marked with factory marks in blue underglaze to base; based on an earlier model for the Berlin Service given to Catherine II of Russia by Frederick the Great in 1772, painted with the red and black sash of the order centering the star of the order, the handle molded and painted in imitation of a branch, the domed lid similarly decorated with the order’s red and black sash centering a gilt blossom, 4.25″ H (with lid) x 3.5″ W.
