Soviet Porcelain Cup & Saucer by Sergei Chekhonin, 1922
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A Soviet porcelain cup and saucer after a design by Sergei Chekhonin, from the 'Ruslan & Ludmila' service, circa 1922, the cup with a roundel decorated with an imaginary domed city on an island in a lake, each with gilt borders and hammer, sickle and cog marks to base. Height of cup 7.5 cm, diameter of saucer 14.5 cm. Provenance: The Estate of the Hon. Dr John Kennedy McLaughlin Am, Sydney
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- Roundel - A roundel is a circular disk, medallion or border on a plate or dish, on an object of furniture. A plate or dish will often have a central circular bordered decoration, termed a roundel. In furniture the word is often used instead of the word 'patera' to describe a turned circular decoration. In recent times use of the word has expanded to encompass any circular area on an object.
- Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.