Lot Essay
The form as well as the decoration of the present cups appeared around 1740 and originate from items produced by Meissen.
BY THE IMPERIAL PORCELAIN FACTORY, ST PETERSBURG, PERIOD OF ELIZABETH I, CIRCA 1750
Details
Three porcelain tea cups
by the Imperial Porcelain Factory, St Petersburg, period of Elizabeth I, circa 1750
Each of oval form with a four lobed body, on circular foot, the white ground body painted on both sides with a bouquet of multi-coloured flowers, each with stylized handle, all marked with incised circle and arrow, one with a black overglaze Imperial double-headed eagle with a dot and a comma
1.5 in. (3.9 cm.) high (3)
by the Imperial Porcelain Factory, St Petersburg, period of Elizabeth I, circa 1750
Each of oval form with a four lobed body, on circular foot, the white ground body painted on both sides with a bouquet of multi-coloured flowers, each with stylized handle, all marked with incised circle and arrow, one with a black overglaze Imperial double-headed eagle with a dot and a comma
1.5 in. (3.9 cm.) high (3)
Literature
Masterpieces of 18th c..., Moscow, 2009, numbers 55, 56 and 57.
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