Beautiful ORIGINAL GARDNER RUSSIAN IMPERIAL PORCELAIN TEA/COFFEE SET ANTIQUE

Beautiful ORIGINAL GARDNER RUSSIAN IMPERIAL PORCELAIN TEA/COFFEE SET ANTIQUE. 100 % genuine and original - was in the family. A beautiful antique Russian imperial Gardner fine porcelain (bone china) set: four cups & saucers, milk jug, bowl and coffee/tea pot from circa 1860. Great example of early Art Nouvaeu style. Stamped on the bottom with the GARDNER FACTORY marks - the Moscow St George and dragon crest, surrounded by a circle, bearing the full name of the factory. The history of porcelain production in Russia began with the foundation of the Imperial Porcelain Factory in St Petersburg in 1744. The Imperial Porcelain Factory was the third factory in Europe to produce hard porcelain, after the Königlich-Polnische und Kurfürstlich-Sächsische Porzellan-Manufaktur in Meissen in 1710 and the Kaiserlich privilegierte Porcellain Fabrique in Vienna in 1718. Excellent condition, no damage of any kind: no crazing, cracks, chips, hairlines, minor gold loss appropriate for the age. This item is in the category "Antiques\Other Antiques". The seller is "myantique777" and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, Korea, South, Indonesia, Taiwan, South Africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Republic of, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei Darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French Guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macau, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Vietnam, Uruguay.

• Style: Antique
• Original/Reproduction: Original

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