Catherine II Porcelain Cup and Saucer c.1780

Porcelain cup and saucer with reddish brown ground from the period of Catherine II, the Imperial Porcelain Factory, St. Petersburg, circa 1780, each with a gilt-edged black border painted with a floral band. Blue underglaze factory mark (E II) in the form of the cipher of Catherine II. Diameter of saucer 5 3/8 in. (13,7 cm). Height of cup 2 5/8 in. (6,7 cm). Condition: a few faint scratches, otherwise excellent, exceptional for its age.

Russian 18th century porcelain with colored grounds is very rare. A jug from the collection of the State Historical Museum (Moscow), apparently from the same service, with a similar border and brown ground, is published in "Russian Ceramics and Glass of the 18-19 Century", Moscow, 1978, Nr. 88.

$12,000.00

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Colorful flowers against black ground on the border resemble colors and designs of traditional Russian shawls.

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