A PORCELAIN EASTER EGG
BY THE IMPERIAL PORCELAIN FACTORY, ST. PETERSBURG, MID-19TH CENTURY
Ovoid, with silver moiré suspension ribbon, centering an oval panel painted with a portrait of St. Paul the Apostle holding a book and sword, within a gilt ciselé border, inscribed in Russian above the miniature 'Sv. Apostle Paul' with the Cyrillic initials 'V.M.', the gilt ground of the reverse with a circular starburst motif, within a foliate border, unmarked
4¾ in. (12.1 cm.) high
A PORCELAIN EASTER EGG
BY THE IMPERIAL PORCELAIN FACTORY, ST. PETERSBURG, MID-19TH CENTURY
Ovoid, with silver moiré suspension ribbon, centering an oval panel painted with a portrait of St. Paul the Apostle holding a book and sword, within a gilt ciselé border, inscribed in Russian above the miniature 'Sv. Apostle Paul' with the Cyrillic initials 'V.M.', the gilt ground of the reverse with a circular starburst motif, within a foliate border, unmarked
4¾ in. (12.1 cm.) high
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