A Russian Easter egg
A Russian Easter egg

LATE 19TH CENTURY

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A Russian Easter egg
Late 19th Century
The gilt-ground body decorated in colors with an oval medallion depicting a crowned lady with a pink and fur cloak, holding a cross in her arms before a ray of light, the reverse with an inscription in Cyrillic surrounded by ciselé decoration, and pierced with two openings, (the enamels slightly scratched, the gilding slightly worn)
9 cm. (3 1/2 in.) high

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