A PORCELAIN CUP AND SAUCER FROM THE RAPHAEL SERVICE
A PORCELAIN CUP AND SAUCER FROM THE RAPHAEL SERVICE

BY THE IMPERIAL PORCELAIN FACTORY, PERIOD OF ALEXANDER III, WITH PAINTED GILDED CYPHER OF THE REIGNING TSAR

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A PORCELAIN CUP AND SAUCER FROM THE RAPHAEL SERVICE
by the Imperial Porcelain Factory, period of Alexander III, with painted gilded cypher of the reigning Tsar
Circular, the cup and saucer decorated with designs after the Raphael frescoes in the Vatican, incorporating mythical scenes on blue and red grounds with renaissance embellishments, marked under the base
saucer 6½in. (16.5cm.) diameter (2)

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