Anton Trofimovitch SAFRONOV [factory of] A white porcelain bowl with a slightly flared neck, decorated with a wide belt of painted flowers framed by two gold bands. The bowl rests on a pedestal with two equally gilded bands. Markings: "с" (s de Safronov) blue underglaze, hand-painted markings from 1815 to 1830. Height: 7.5 cm; diameter: 17.3 cm The factory of A. T. Safronov factory was opened in 1814 in the Korotkaya hamlet of the Bronnitsy district of the Moscow government. It was considered the third-largest artistic factory in the Moscow region, behind Gardner and Popov. Shortly after the founder's death, it came under the control of Kuznetsov. [RUSSIAN ART]