Lot Essay
For a nearly identical egg depicting Mary Magdalene, see G. Oistrakh and A. Tishchenko, Imperatorskie Farforovye Paskhalnye Iajtsa [Imperial Porcelain Easter Eggs], Moscow, 2008, pp. 110-[111], no. 42.
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THE LAMPADA, MAKER'S MARK CYRILLIC ‘VS’, ST PETERSBURG, 1867; THE PORCELAIN EASTER EGG, BY THE IMPERIAL PORCELAIN FACTORY, ST PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1850-60S
Details
A SILVER LAMPADA AND A PORCELAIN EASTER EGG
THE LAMPADA, MAKER'S MARK CYRILLIC ‘VS’, ST PETERSBURG, 1867; THE PORCELAIN EASTER EGG, BY THE IMPERIAL PORCELAIN FACTORY, ST PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1850-60s
The lampada with a pierced rim cast and chased with foliate scrolls and suspending tassels at intervals, the lower rim engraved in Russian 'Saint Mary Magdalene', the lower part applied with cherub-shaped fittings, the upper part fitted with a glass candle-holder, with three suspension chains, marked throughout; the Easter egg depicting the Holy Myrrh-Bearer Mary Magdalene, Equal to the Apostles, in a landscape, the reverse with ciselé gilt sunburst, apparently unmarked, in the original velvet-lined fitted leather and wood case
The lampada: 35 3/8 in. (90 cm) long; the Easter egg: 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm) high
THE LAMPADA, MAKER'S MARK CYRILLIC ‘VS’, ST PETERSBURG, 1867; THE PORCELAIN EASTER EGG, BY THE IMPERIAL PORCELAIN FACTORY, ST PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1850-60s
The lampada with a pierced rim cast and chased with foliate scrolls and suspending tassels at intervals, the lower rim engraved in Russian 'Saint Mary Magdalene', the lower part applied with cherub-shaped fittings, the upper part fitted with a glass candle-holder, with three suspension chains, marked throughout; the Easter egg depicting the Holy Myrrh-Bearer Mary Magdalene, Equal to the Apostles, in a landscape, the reverse with ciselé gilt sunburst, apparently unmarked, in the original velvet-lined fitted leather and wood case
The lampada: 35 3/8 in. (90 cm) long; the Easter egg: 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm) high
Provenance
Acquired from the descendants of the granddaughter of Emperor Nicholas I, Maria Princess of Baden (1817-1888), daughter of Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna (1819-1876).
Special notice
VAT rate of 20% is payable on hammer price and buyer's premium
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