A PAIR OF RUSSIAN COMMEMORATIVE PORCELAIN VASES

A PAIR OF RUSSIAN COMMEMORATIVE PORCELAIN VASES, BARANOVSKY, 1985

two commemorative vases, each with a red-orange body of curved cylindrical form, with cartouches of the Kremlin, inscribed above in Cyrillic USSR and below "Victory", flanked by wreaths intertwined with the ribbon of the Order of St. George, above a spiral gilded ribbon with relief vegetal motifs, with gilded dedications in Cyrillic, with blue underglaze marks of the Baranovsky Porcelain Factory on the bases; height of each: 27 cm (10 5/8 in).

comprising:

a) decorated in the center with a cartouche of the Kremlin, enclosed in a gray, orange, and red five-pointed star on a gray background, with a dedication in Cyrillic below: To Major General, twice Hero of the Soviet Union, distinguished commander of the 1st Guards Marine Brigade of the Lenin District of the city of Kiev, Alexey Fedorovich Fedorov, on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the brigade, for paternal care and love for us. Forever devoted to you, Young Guardsmen. 30.05.1985, on the reverse gilded years 1945 and 1985, separated by a laurel branch, Blue underglaze mark of the Baranovsky Porcelain Factory and inventory number D22-00 on the base

b) decorated in the center with a cartouche of the Kremlin, enclosed in a gray, orange, and red five-pointed star on a turquoise background, on the reverse gilded years 1945 and 1985, separated by a laurel branch, and an inscription below in Cyrillic: To the highly respected Alexey Fedorovich Fedorov in honor of the 40th anniversary of the Great Victory from the partisans of Shukaev