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Russian Imperial Porcelain Manufactory Catherine II Tête-à-tête Coffee Service, St. Petersburg, C. 1762-1796
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Russian Imperial Porcelain Manufactory Catherine II Tête-à-tête Coffee Service, St. Petersburg, C. 1762-1796

18th century
Description

Rare Imperial Russian Tête-à-Tête Coffee Service, Catherine II Period (1762–1796)

An exceptionally rare Imperial Porcelain eight-piece coffee service for two persons, crafted at the Imperial Porcelain Manufactory, St. Petersburg, during the reign of Catherine II (1762–1796).

Each cylindrical piece, with angular handles, is beautifully hand-painted with a continuous frieze of pastoral figures in landscapes, framed by delicate gilt line borders. The upper sections feature a decorative band of trailing cornflowers above a black line border. The set comprises a coffee pot with cover, a sugar bowl with cover, a jug, two cups and saucers, and a tea caddy with cover, all bearing underglaze blue Imperial cipher marks of Catherine II (‘E’).

The design and depiction of the peasant figures appear to be influenced by Vienna porcelain prototypes. A comparable Imperial Porcelain bottle cooler of the same pattern and period was sold at Sotheby’s, London, on 25 November 2014 (lot 479).

Composition

Coffee pot with lid

Cream jug

Sugar bowl with lid

Tea caddy with lid

Two cups

Two saucers

Each piece is executed in the refined Imperial Neoclassical style, featuring detailed pastoral scenes, intertwining blue cornflowers and foliage, gilded rims and lids, and a gilded hazelnut finial on the covers.

Measurements

Height of coffee pot (with lid): 25.5 cm

Condition

Overall in good antique condition. Some serrations on the bases, and one saucer has a minor crack.

Shipping & Packaging

Shipped fully tracked and insured.

Shipping cost includes labour, packaging, and postage.

Please carefully examine all accompanying photographs, as they form an integral part of this description. Feel free to reach out with any questions.

Physical Dimensions
Height
25.5cm (10.04")
Declaration

Gillers Antiques Ltd has dated this Russian Imperial Porcelain Service to the 1750s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1107257
Description
Rare Imperial Russian Tête-à-Tête Coffee Service, Catherine II Period (1762–1796)
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An exceptionally rare Imperial Porcelain eight-piece coffee service for two persons, crafted at the Imperial Porcelain Manufactory, St.
Gillers Antiques Ltd

Petersburg, during the reign of Catherine II (1762–1796).

fig 1. An eighteenth-century Russian Imperial porcelain tete-a-tete coffee service featuring hand-painted figurative rural scenes, gilt accents, and floral borders.
fig 1. Russian Imperial Porcelain Manufactory Catherine II Tête-à-tête Coffee Service, St. Petersburg, C. 1762-1796

Each cylindrical piece, with angular handles, is beautifully hand-painted with a continuous frieze of pastoral figures in landscapes, framed by delicate gilt line borders. The upper sections feature a decorative band of trailing cornflowers above a black line border. The set comprises a coffee pot with cover, a sugar bowl with cover, a jug, two cups and saucers, and a tea caddy with cover, all bearing underglaze blue Imperial cipher marks of Catherine II (‘E’).

fig 2. An eighteenth-century Russian Imperial porcelain tete-a-tete coffee service featuring hand-painted figurative rural scenes, gilt accents, and floral borders.
fig 2. Russian Imperial Porcelain Manufactory Catherine II Tête-à-tête Coffee Service, St. Petersburg, C. 1762-1796

The design and depiction of the peasant figures appear to be influenced by Vienna porcelain prototypes. A comparable Imperial Porcelain bottle cooler of the same pattern and period was sold at Sotheby’s, London, on 25 November 2014 (lot 479).

fig 3. An eighteenth-century Russian Imperial porcelain tete-a-tete coffee service featuring hand-painted figurative rural scenes, gilt accents, and floral borders.
fig 3. Russian Imperial Porcelain Manufactory Catherine II Tête-à-tête Coffee Service, St. Petersburg, C. 1762-1796

Composition

Coffee pot with lid

Cream jug

Sugar bowl with lid

Tea caddy with lid

Two cups

Two saucers

Each piece is executed in the refined Imperial Neoclassical style, featuring detailed pastoral scenes, intertwining blue cornflowers and foliage, gilded rims and lids, and a gilded hazelnut finial on the covers.

fig 4. An eighteenth-century Russian Imperial porcelain tete-a-tete coffee service featuring hand-painted figurative rural scenes, gilt accents, and floral borders.
fig 4. Russian Imperial Porcelain Manufactory Catherine II Tête-à-tête Coffee Service, St. Petersburg, C. 1762-1796

Measurements

Height of coffee pot (with lid): 25.5 cm

Condition

Overall in good antique condition. Some serrations on the bases, and one saucer has a minor crack.

Shipping & Packaging

Shipped fully tracked and insured.

fig 5. An eighteenth-century Russian Imperial porcelain tete-a-tete coffee service featuring hand-painted figurative rural scenes, gilt accents, and floral borders.
fig 5. Russian Imperial Porcelain Manufactory Catherine II Tête-à-tête Coffee Service, St. Petersburg, C. 1762-1796

Shipping cost includes labour, packaging, and postage.

Please carefully examine all accompanying photographs, as they form an integral part of this description. Feel free to reach out with any questions.

Height
25.5cm (10.04")
Date of Manufacture

Gillers Antiques Ltd has dated this Russian Imperial Porcelain Service to the 1750s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1107257
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Archive I An eighteenth-century Russian Imperial porcelain tete-a-tete coffee service featuring hand-painted figurative rural scenes, gilt accents, and floral borders.

Russian Imperial Porcelain Manufactory Catherine II Tête-à-tête Coffee Service, St. Petersburg, C. 1762-1796

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An eighteenth-century Russian Imperial porcelain tete-a-tete coffee service featuring hand-painted figurative rural scenes, gilt accents, and floral borders.
Russian Imperial Porcelain Manufactory Catherine II tête-à-tête coffee service, St. Petersburg, c. 1762-1796
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Porcelain produced during the reign of Catherine II (17621796) at the Imperial Porcelain Manufactory in St. Petersburg is characterised by Neoclassical forms, highly detailed hand-painted miniatures depicting genre scenes or landscapes, floral garlands, and rich gilded decoration.

These pieces were crafted from hard-paste porcelain using kaolin, feldspar, and quartz, decorated with polychrome enamel pigments and finished with burnished mercury gilding.

Authentic items from this era generally feature hand-painted underglaze blue or overglaze cypher marks of Catherine II (an entwined E II for Ekaterina II), precise brushwork on figures, and characteristic Neoclassical gilding patterns.

An antique service can be displayed as a decorative vignette atop a sideboard, console table, or inside a glazed cabinet to add historical narrative and artistic contrast to contemporary furnishings.

Historic porcelain with overglaze enamels and gilding should be dusted gently with a soft brush. Avoid immersive washing, chemical detergents, or abrasive cloths, as these can strip delicate painted details and gilding.
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