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A lovely coffee cup and saucer in the distinguished Flora Danica pattern by the Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Manufactory, featuring a hand-painted decoration of the Bird's-foot Trefoil flower. First created as a gift for Czarina Catherine II of Russia in the late 18th century, the pattern is now a symbol of royalty and prestige. It is based on George Christian Oeder's 1771 publication Flora Danica, an encyclopedia including 3,000 hand-colored copper plate prints depicting every wild plant known to exist in Denmark including mosses, fungi, ferns and flowers. Crown Prince Frederick, later King Frederick VI, was so intrigued by the tome that it inspired him to commission a dinner service for the Czarina.

The cup is inscribed with the Latin name of the Bird's-foot Trefoil flower, and both cup and saucer feature Royal Copenhagen marks.

Cup: 3 ¾" wide over handle x 2 ¾" high

Saucer: 5 3/8" diameter