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For a similar cup and saucer see N.Lobanov Rostovsky Revolutionary ceramics (New York, 1990) page 84, plate 76
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A SOVIET PORCELAIN CUP AND SAUCER
BY THE IMPERIAL PORCELAIN FACTORY, PERIOD OF NICHOLAS II, PAINTED AFTER A DESIGN BY MARIA V. LEBEDEVA, LENINGRAD, 1923
The cup painted with two masks, factory scenes and flowers in rust red, green and purple, with black floral border and gilt rim of chevron pattern inside the up with a ciselé border, the saucer with a rust red factory scene in the centre and a gilt and black floral border, marked on the base of the cup and saucer
cup 2½in. (6cm.) high; saucer 5½in. (14cm.) diam. (2)
BY THE IMPERIAL PORCELAIN FACTORY, PERIOD OF NICHOLAS II, PAINTED AFTER A DESIGN BY MARIA V. LEBEDEVA, LENINGRAD, 1923
The cup painted with two masks, factory scenes and flowers in rust red, green and purple, with black floral border and gilt rim of chevron pattern inside the up with a ciselé border, the saucer with a rust red factory scene in the centre and a gilt and black floral border, marked on the base of the cup and saucer
cup 2½in. (6cm.) high; saucer 5½in. (14cm.) diam. (2)