A Russian porcelain cup & saucerfrom the Alexander III Coronation Service, Imperial Porcelain Factory, St. Petersburg, period of Nicholas II (1894-1917), dated 1895. The front of the cup & cavetto of the saucer decorated with the Imperial State Seal, a thrice crowned double-headed Imperial eagle, the shield of St. George encircled by the Chain of St. Andrew on its chest, the wings emblazoned with the arms of the major kingdoms & principates making up the empire, including (clockwise) Astrakhan, Siberia, Georgia, Finland, Kiev-Vladimir-Novgorod, Taurica, Poland, & Kazan, with scepter & orb clutched in its talons; the gilt handle of the cup molded as twisted vines, both cup & saucer with a fine gilt border. Both with green underglaze cypher mark of Nicholas II dated 1895. Height of cup: 2 1/4″ (5.7 cm). Diameter of saucer: 5 1/2″ (14 cm).