Russian Porcelain Armorial Beaker

Porcelain Armorial Beaker, circa 1830, probably from a wedding service, unmarked but almost certainly by the Imperial Porcelain Factory, painted with conjoined coats of arms of Count Bobrinsky and Prince Odoevsky families under Count's coronet toped with double headed Imperial eagle, Cyrillic moto of Count Bobrinsky below the armorials reads "GLORY TO GOD LIFE TO YOU".

Height 2 1/2 in. (6 cm). Diameter 2 5/8 in. (6,8 cm).

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Literature: "General Catalog of Coats of Arms of Russian Empire Noble Families 1797", vol. 1, pages 4 and 27.

The coat of arms of the Prince Odoevsky family, one of the oldest noble families in Russia tracing its roots to Princes of Chernigov (name of the region). The first Prince of Chernigov Svatoslav was the grand son of Grand Duke Vladimir, who baptized Russia in 988 A.D. The last Prince from the Odoevsky family Vladimir died in 1869.

The coat of arms of the Count Bobrinsky family. Son of Catherine II and her favorite Gregory Orlov - Alexei (1762-1813) was the first Bobrinsky, the new family was named after estate Bobriki near the city of Tula which was given by the empress to her son. Emperor Paul I granted Alexei Bobrinsky a title of Count of the Russian Empire in 1796.

A hairline crack on reverse and a short firing crack on one of the handles.

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