Lot Essay
For further examples of these models, see T. Kudriavtseva and H. Whitbeck, Russian Imperial Easter Eggs, London, 2001, pp. 48-49, nos. 13 & 14. and p. 56, nos. 20 & 21.
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BY THE IMPERIAL PORCELAIN FACTORY, ST. PETERSBURG, 1890S-1916
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TWO PORCELAIN EASTER EGGS
BY THE IMPERIAL PORCELAIN FACTORY, ST. PETERSBURG, 1890s-1916
Each ovoid, the first with oxblood glazed body impressed with the gilt monogram of Empress Maria Feodorovna beneath an Imperial crown, the upper aperture framed with gilt scalloping; the second centering the gilt and painted monogram of Empress Alexandra Feodorovna beneath the Imperial crown, within a wreath of forget-me-nots, the reverse with similar wreath centering a bouquet, all on a white ground, unmarked
The largest 4½ in. (10.2 cm.) high (2)
BY THE IMPERIAL PORCELAIN FACTORY, ST. PETERSBURG, 1890s-1916
Each ovoid, the first with oxblood glazed body impressed with the gilt monogram of Empress Maria Feodorovna beneath an Imperial crown, the upper aperture framed with gilt scalloping; the second centering the gilt and painted monogram of Empress Alexandra Feodorovna beneath the Imperial crown, within a wreath of forget-me-nots, the reverse with similar wreath centering a bouquet, all on a white ground, unmarked
The largest 4½ in. (10.2 cm.) high (2)
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