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LATE 19TH CENTURY
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A RUSSIAN ORANGE-GROUND EASTER EGG
Late 19th century
Inscribed in gilt-edged letters enclosing colourful dots with the intials XB (Christ is Risen) on a similarly dotted ground, reserved within a gilt surround, the ground enriched with a gilt fillet entwined with flowering vine
2½in. (6.5cm.) high
Late 19th century
Inscribed in gilt-edged letters enclosing colourful dots with the intials XB (Christ is Risen) on a similarly dotted ground, reserved within a gilt surround, the ground enriched with a gilt fillet entwined with flowering vine
2½in. (6.5cm.) high