This bone china cup with its tender milky hue is decorated with painting in refined shades of brown. The artist has depicted one of the city's grand views-the magnificent St Isaac's Cathedral which is one of the architectural gems of Russia's northern capital. The cup will make an excellent gift, a souvenir or invitation to visit St Petersburg. It was produced at the city's Lomonosov (formerly Imperial) Porcelain Factory.

Bone china.
Cup: height 3 1/8 in. (8 cm),
diam. 3 in. (7.6 cm);
saucer: diam. 4 3/4 in. (12 cm).