A SOVIET PORCELAIN CUP AND SAUCER

A SOVIET PORCELAIN CUP AND SAUCER
BY THE STATE PORCELAIN FACTORY, LENINGRAD, CIRCA 1925
After the design by Alexandra Shchekotikhina-Pototskaya, the cup painted with three brightly coloured figures in traditional Russian costumes and a sun face, amongst geometric motifs with gilt highlights, the saucer similarly painted with a shooting star and floral motifs, marked under bases with green underglaze hammer, sickle and cog
The saucer, 7 in. (17.8 cm.) diameter