Khedive Single Cup

This is an rare cup made by Richard Ginori in the later 19th century - pre 1896. It is hand painted with a famous decoration designed by Gaetano Lodi between 1873 and 1875 for the Egyptian Khedive ( Viceroy during the Turkish occupation) which looks quite stunning and is definitely very Egyptian :) They made a few more pieces later on but they are extremely rare and very much collected due to the obviously stunning design. The piece is decorated with a very colorful version with the red, green, yellow and gold colors. The cup has this amazing handle in the shape of some lotus flower blossoms with some gilded blossoms between the foot and the main cup. The top rim has a red, green, yellow and gold design to it matching the saucer (damaged) I am selling separately. Red and gold bands to the inside. The cup is in perfect condition and looks amazing plus it has some nice history to it. It is marked underneath with a green Ginori mark used from 1868 until 1903 with the letter O as well as the red Ginori Italy mark under a stylized crown with the pattern number 1027 under it as shown. It is definitely pre 1896 because there is no Richard with the mark yet. The cup is 2.5 inches tall (with the handle sticking up a bit from there) and has a diameter of 3.125 inches (the handle sticks out 0.875 inches from there)! Please email me for more information or other pictures.