A Porcelain Cup and Saucer Imperial Porcelain Factory, St. Petersburg, first quarter of 19th century the cylindrical cup, painted with a portrait of Emperor Alexander I after G. Kügelgen, within a gilt rim and burgundy reserve, interior gilt; the saucer with a multi-coloured border, the centre containing gilt Imperial coat-of-arms within a square burgundy reserve and gilt rims, apparently unmarked, incised with initial 'P' under base of the cup height of cup: 6.2cm (2 7/16in). (2) Footnotes: Provenance Galerie Popoff, Paris Christie's, London, Galerie Popoff: An Enduring Passion for Russian Art, 12-13 October 2009, lot 501 Acquired at the above by the previous owner Private collection, UK Thence by succession to the present owner Exhibited Moscow, State Historical Museum, War and Peace 1812, an exhibition from private domestic and foreign collections, December 2008 - March 2009 Literature A. L. Kusakin et al., War and Peace 1812, an exhibition from private domestic and foreign collections, Moscow, 2008, p. 202, no. 324(1) For a portrait of Alexander I after Gerhard Kügelgen, see D.A. Rovinskii, Dictionary of Russian engraved Portraits, vol. 1, St. Petersburg, 1889, p. 38. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com