Lot Essay
For a nearly identical egg, see T. Kudriavtseva and H. Whitbeck, Russian Imperial Easter Eggs, London, 2001, p. 173, no. 135.
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PROPERTY OF AN IMPORTANT EUROPEAN COLLECTOR, PART III
A PORCELAIN EASTER EGG
BY THE IMPERIAL PORCELAIN FACTORY, ST PETERSBURG, 1870-1880S
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A PORCELAIN EASTER EGG
BY THE IMPERIAL PORCELAIN FACTORY, ST PETERSBURG, 1870-1880s
Ovoid, centring an oval panel depicting Saint Catherine of Siena, wearing a red gown and holding a palm frond in her left hand, within a gilt ciselé border, the emerald reverse painted with gilt floral branches, unmarked
4¼ in (11 cm.) high
BY THE IMPERIAL PORCELAIN FACTORY, ST PETERSBURG, 1870-1880s
Ovoid, centring an oval panel depicting Saint Catherine of Siena, wearing a red gown and holding a palm frond in her left hand, within a gilt ciselé border, the emerald reverse painted with gilt floral branches, unmarked
4¼ in (11 cm.) high
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