Stands approx. 4 ½" to the tip of the lid, decorated with exquisite fine openwork gold-on-blue ornament.

In excellent, outstanding condition. A few tiny scratches on the lid and, occasionally, on the body, are noticeable only when tilting the caddy to reflect a bright light, but remain practically invisible otherwise.

The maker mark is fig. # 680 in Volume One of Marks on Soviet Porcelain, Faience, and Majolica, 1917-1991 by Nasonova et al.

Please note that the teaspoon in our photo is for size reference.

The Sysert Porcelain Factory began its history before the October Revolution of 1917 in the small town of Sysert to the south of Ekaterinburg in the south of the Ural Mountains. Leveraging local clays, brothers Kharitonov opened a small pottery workshop, producing household ceramics. In 1928, it was nationalized and continued producing the same assortment of products. And only in 1953, production expanded into the sphere of decorative art. Since then, the factory continues to manufacture high-quality artistic porcelain. In early 1990s, they mastered the gold openwork technology, and began using it in household and decorative art items.