Lot Essay
For an egg similarly decorated with the cypher of Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna on blue glazed ground, see G. Oistrakh and A. Tishchenko, Imperatorskie Farforovye Paskhalnye Iajtsa, Moscow, 2008, p. 28.
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PROPERTY FROM THE DESCENDANTS OF GRAND DUCHESS XENIA ALEXANDROVNA
TWO PORCELAIN EASTER EGGS
BY THE IMPERIAL PORCELAIN FACTORY, ST. PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1915
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TWO PORCELAIN EASTER EGGS
BY THE IMPERIAL PORCELAIN FACTORY, ST. PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1915
Each ovoid with white glazed bodies and cream moiré suspension ribbons; one decorated with the gilt cypher of Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna beneath an Imperial crown, with gilt aperture, the other decorated with green initial 'E' for Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna within a gilt ciselé wreath painted in relief with green ties beneath an Imperial Crown, unmarked
3 in. (7.5 cm.) high (2)
BY THE IMPERIAL PORCELAIN FACTORY, ST. PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1915
Each ovoid with white glazed bodies and cream moiré suspension ribbons; one decorated with the gilt cypher of Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna beneath an Imperial crown, with gilt aperture, the other decorated with green initial 'E' for Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna within a gilt ciselé wreath painted in relief with green ties beneath an Imperial Crown, unmarked
3 in. (7.5 cm.) high (2)
Provenance
Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna (1875-1960).
Grand Duke Andrei Alexandrovich (1897-1981).
Then by direct descent.
Grand Duke Andrei Alexandrovich (1897-1981).
Then by direct descent.
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