RARE RUSSIAN ANTIQUE SOVIET PORCELAIN MATCH HOLDER,1930s
An antique match strike and holder with a porcelain composition 'A Tub, Boots and a Cat', made by the Dmitrov Porcelain Factory in Verbilki (formerly the GARDNER Factory) after the model of the mid-19th century. A charming composition, naturalistically executed, and neatly painted. At the bottom, red overglaze mark of the Dmitrov Porcelain Factory.
CONDITION: Magnificent condition. No chips or cracks. Hand painted. The item is described to the best of our knowledge. Please refer to pictures and email with any questions.
DIMENSIONS: H. 2 3/4 in (7 cm), L. 5 in (12.7 cm).
ESTIMATE PRICE: $1,000 - $3,000.
HISTORY of SALES: Few years ago Russian porcelain match holder was sold on Live Auctioneer for $2,200 (7 years ago), $6,000 (2 years ago) and $6,500 (3 years ago) - please see the screenshots.
INVESTMENT: You have a GREAT CHANCE to purchase a unique item for your collection - over the years it will only INCREASE in price.
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SHIPPING COST: Domestic shipping for this particular item is $24.85 (porcelain). Combined shipping is available - next item will be ONE DOLLAR for shipping. Selling on consignment.
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HISTORY: Francis Gardner, an English timber merchant, settled in Russia in 1746 and, after twenty years in the timber trade, founded, on March 7, 1766, Russia's first privately owned porcelain factory near the village of Verbilki, the Dmitrov uezd, Moscow gubernia. Archives and surviving porcelain samples give a full case-history of the earliest Russian porcelain undertaking. The fulfillment by the factory in 1780-1785 of the orders of the TSAR's court for large dinner-sets, signified the full mastery of the techniques of porcelain production, which brought it fame and recognition among the collectors and lovers of porcelain pottery. So much so, that the trademark "G”, the initial letter of the name "Gardner”, boldly made an appearance on the porcelain pieces produced in the village of Verbilki. In the early nineteenth century, the Gardner factory was shifted to the production of sculptures in the national Russian style, for which it gained a wide renown and which continued into the late nineteenth century. Artistically superb, the nineteenth-century Verbilki porcelain counts among the pick of decorative applied arts.

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