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THREE PORCELAIN EASTER EGGS
RUSSIAN, 19TH CENTURY
The first one with an angel, carrying a torch and a censer, the reverse with the Easter salutation "Christ is Risen" on gold ground, the second egg decorated roses and campanulas on pale lilac ground, the last one with two images of a bird pecking strawberries, rendered with bright colours against a light grey background
(a) 3 1/8 in. (8 cm); (b) 2. 4¼ in. (11 cm); (c) 5 in. (12 cm) (3)
RUSSIAN, 19TH CENTURY
The first one with an angel, carrying a torch and a censer, the reverse with the Easter salutation "Christ is Risen" on gold ground, the second egg decorated roses and campanulas on pale lilac ground, the last one with two images of a bird pecking strawberries, rendered with bright colours against a light grey background
(a) 3 1/8 in. (8 cm); (b) 2. 4¼ in. (11 cm); (c) 5 in. (12 cm) (3)
Provenance
Richard Hare Collection, Philips November 1994, Sale 29691 lot 132
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