the delicate porcelain teacup and saucer with ornate hand-painted decoration, the exterior of the cup depicts a green-faced beast frightening a damsel in a fantastic garden, height of cup: 7 cm. (2 ? in.), diameter of saucer: 16 cm. (6 ? in.), blocked out Imperial cypher of Nicholas II, dated 1895, blue oeverglazed mark of the State Porcelain Factory, dated 1919 on each piece, initialed in Cyrillic 'Sch' on base of each piece


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A member of the World of Art, Alexandra Schekatikhina-Pototskaya was a multi-faceted artist working in a variety of media including costume design and porcelain decoration. Between 1908 and 1913 she studied under Nicholas Roerich, with whom she decorated the Church of the Holy Spirit at Talashkino, and Ivan Bilibin, whom she later married in 1923. Schekatikhina-Pototskaya designed costumes for a number of stage performances, including Igor Stravinsky