Antique Imperial Russian Kuznetsov Tea cup Saint John of Kronstadt

  
An undoubted rarity representing collectible and antique value, a rarity of the museum level, a cup with the image of St. Righteous Orthodox priest John of Kronstadt. The cup with the original lid to it, made at the factory Partnership M.

Kuznetsova in Tver, in the period from 1889 and presumably to 1908 the year of the repose of St. On the reverse side of the cup in the dough and nadglazurnaya printed stamp of the Partnership M.

Kuznetsova green color, under the State Emblem of the Russian Empire inscription: TOVARISCHA / M. Condition please assess the photo. There is a crack on the cup and there is a chip, on the lid there is a chip.

Porcelain, relief pattern, nadglazurnaya art painting, gilding. The height of the cup -9 cm.

The cup with a lid -13 cm. Ø cup -8,7 cm. In Kronstadt there is a house on the second floor of which was the apartment of the priesthood of St. Andrew's Cathedral of St. John the Righteous lived in it more than half a century from 1855 to 1908.

In this apartment, in the study, St. John reposed in January 1908. Now in that very apartment there is a museum-apartment, where the found authentic things of St.

John of Kronstadt are kept. Here is a photo with a similar cup from the museum-apartment.

John poured tea into such a cup, sipped a little, tasting whether it was sweet or not, and gave it to the guests sitting at the table as a blessing. Thank you for your interest in my lot! Only original goods for sale. Honest description of each product.

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