Lot Essay
An almost identical service with pale green ground was included in the exhibition at the Russian Museum, 25 June-14 October 2008. See E. Ivanova and I. Popova, Russkii Muzei, Farfor Chastnykh Zavodov Peterburga, St Petersburg, 2008, pp. [132-133], listed p. 201, no. 248-253.