Original Russian Gzhel Pottery Mug with Saucer *Catherine*.
Prime quality. The Mug is 3.6 inch high, 3.4 inch in diameter at the top. The Saucer is 5.8 inches in diameter.Each item has the factory logo and authors sign on the bottom. Hand-Painted. Underglaze cobalt. The spoon is not included.
Gzhel is the name of a village in Moscow Region, about 32 miles south-east from Moscow. This name is also applied to the beautiful artistic porcelain ware made there, painted with cobalt on a white background. The first written source about Gzhel dates back to 1339, and from the 1770-80s, Gzhel has become the centre of artistic majolica manufacture in Russia.
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