Bidspirit auction | ANTIQUE RUSSIAN GARDNER PORCELAIN TEACUPS

ANTIQUE RUSSIAN GARDNER PORCELAIN TEACUPS SAUSERS - A pair of antique Russian late 19th century teacups with sausers painted with Japanese style landscape scenes and decorated with gilding. All items are marked with a red overglazed factory mark inscribed in the Cyrillic: Gardner in Moscow, under the Imperial double-headed eagle. The mark corresponds to the period from 1870 to 1890s. The famous Gardner factory was considered the best porcelain enterprise of the Russian Empire. Dimensions: Cup 2” x 3 1/8” in. Saucer 5 1/4” in. All measurements are approximate.