An Imperial porcelain covered cup and saucer Imperial Porcelain Manufactory, period of Elizabeth I, circa 1760, overglazed black Imperial Eagle
Lot details
Painted with the arms and crest of Count P. A. Rumiantsev-Zadunaisky, the handle formed of two entwined gilt branches, the partly domed cover with gilt foliate border painted with pale-green, the gilt loop finial rising from a painted laurel branch, the shaped circular saucer with central gold cypher within a trophy of arms surmounted by a count's coronet, the rim with similar gold and oakleaf motif (3).