RARE Russian Imperial porcelain coffee cup and saucer from the Golden service of the Livadia palace in the Crimea, a summer residence of Russian Czars built by Alexander II on the Black sea coast.

The cup and saucer were made in the 1860s at the Imperial Porcelain Factory in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Diameter of the saucer 5 5/8 in. (14,5 cm); height of the cup 2 1/2 in. (6,5 cm)

This is the original service which was made for the newly built palace. There were two more known services of the Livadia palace. This golden service is the rarest and the earliest.

The cup is painted with Russian Imperial crown.

Condition: two rubbed spots on the inner blue border of the saucer; worn gilding on cup’s rim and handle.