Gardner, Moscow – Russian Porcelain plate with landscape, c. 1810
$795.00 AUD
Gardner of Moscow Russian Porcelain plate, painted with a landscape, with a bridge leading to a building in a wooded landscape, several figures wandering around, within a simple gold band & rim.
‘C’ maker in underglaze blue,
also incised ’23’, small red painters mark.
Circa 1810
24cm
Good condition, firing bubbles, very minor wear to the rim
The interesting ‘Italianate’ landscape reveals the inspiration of this design; it is very similar to Paris Porcelain products of the same period.
The Russian porcelain factory of Francis Gardner is fascinating; he was an Englishman, and set up a factory near Moscow in 1765. This became incredibly successful, and a rival for the Imperial Russian factory. Indeed, the Gardner firm produced some services for the Imperial family. As can be seen in this example, French style was a major influence, although he cleverly attracted the Russian wealthy’s interest by producing ‘table figures’ of local tradesmen, peasants, and soldiers.
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