RUSSIAN PORCELAIN CUP AND SAUCER FROM THE COBALT SERVICE Imperial Porcelain Factory, St Petersburg, circa 1825–1894

the cup with gilt interior, and the saucer, each decorated with panels of flowers on a cobalt-blue ground with gilt caillouté ornament Marks: underglaze green mark of Alexander II beneath the Imperial crown (cup), underglaze blue mark of Nicholas I beneath the Imperial crown Cup: H. 7.7 cm, D. 7.6 cm Saucer D.14.8 cm Small chip to the rim of the saucer We would like to thank Vladimir Levshenkov, specially invited porcelain expert, for his assistance in cataloguing this lot.