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"Green Frog Service" - Book about an Imperial Russian Dinner Service
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This is number 111 from the limited edition of 1,000 copies. The first 25 are special leather bound copies, a further 25 were for collaborators on the publication, the next 350 were reserved for subscribers and 650 were for general sale. Therefore we know that this was one of the subscribers copies. With green cloth covers in a green slipcase with an embossed frog motif to the front. 424 pages with over 350 large detailed illustrations, 60 color plates and more than 1000 reference illustrations. This magnificent dinner and dessert service was the crowning achievement of the great English potter Josiah Wedgwood who made it between 1773-1774 as a commission from the Empress Catherine the Great of Russia.
- Dimensions:Height: 13.25 in (33.66 cm)Width: 10 in (25.4 cm)Depth: 1.75 in (4.45 cm)
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- Date of Manufacture:1995
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:North Yorkshire, GB
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU89965145403
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