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A comparable porcelain egg is illustrated in T. Kudriavtseva and H. Whitbeck, Russian Imperial Easter Eggs, London, 2001, pp. 164-165, no. 127.
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BY THE IMPERIAL PORCELAIN FACTORY, ST PETERSBURG, THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
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A PORCELAIN EASTER EGG
BY THE IMPERIAL PORCELAIN FACTORY, ST PETERSBURG, THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
Ovoid, centring an oval panel depicting the Madonna seated and reading the Bible against a curtain and landscape background, within gilt ciselé border, the sides and reverse painted in cobalt blue, with gilt aperture, unmarked
4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm.) high
BY THE IMPERIAL PORCELAIN FACTORY, ST PETERSBURG, THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
Ovoid, centring an oval panel depicting the Madonna seated and reading the Bible against a curtain and landscape background, within gilt ciselé border, the sides and reverse painted in cobalt blue, with gilt aperture, unmarked
4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm.) high
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