1896 Imperial Russian Coronation, Khodynka Cup of Sorrow, Tsar Nicholas II Set/2 For Sale

The Khodynka Cup of Sorrows, also known as the Coronation Cup, the Sorrow Cup, or the Blood Cup, was made for the coronation of Tsar Nicholas II and Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna in 1896. The last of the Tsars. The cup bears the cyphers of Nicholas and Alexandra surrounded by a geometric pattern with the Romanov eagle on the opposite side.

The beaker was distributed along with food presents and commemorative scarves to celebrate the coronation of Nicholas II, as had been the long-standing tradition. On the morning of 18 May 1896, over half a million revelers gathered on the Khodynka Field in Moscow in anticipation of the coronation, the presents and especially the commemorative cups (enamaled tableware was still a great novelty at the time). Subsequently at least 1800 were trampled to death. It Alexandra who coined it the Cup of Sorrow following the tragedy.
Cups are in vintage condition. Usage markings, chips, and age patina commensurate with age. We purchased them when we were in St. Petersburg years ago and they have been in storage since, wrapped carefully and kept away from any light source. Thanks!