Lot Essay
For a nearly identical egg depicting Emperor Constantine, see T. Kudriavtseva and H. Whitbeck, Russian Imperial Easter Eggs, London, 2001, p. 110, no. 75.
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BY THE IMPERIAL PORCELAIN FACTORY, ST PETERSBURG, SECOND HALF 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY
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A GROUP OF NINE PORCELAIN EASTER EGGS
BY THE IMPERIAL PORCELAIN FACTORY, ST PETERSBURG, SECOND HALF 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY
All ovoid, one depicting the view of the Ivan the Great Bell Tower in the Moscow Kremlin; another, with the gilt cypher of Empress Alexandra Feodorovna beneath Imperial crown, dated 1915; another, depicting a miniature of Emperor Constantine, signed with the Cyrillic initials 'IP'; another, with the Imperial Eagle in gilt on blue ground; another, painted with an owl, eagle and other birds in a landscape; the others, decorated with geometric and foliate motifs; one marked with impressed factory mark, the others apparently unmarked
4 3/8 in. ( 11.1 cm.) high and smaller
BY THE IMPERIAL PORCELAIN FACTORY, ST PETERSBURG, SECOND HALF 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY
All ovoid, one depicting the view of the Ivan the Great Bell Tower in the Moscow Kremlin; another, with the gilt cypher of Empress Alexandra Feodorovna beneath Imperial crown, dated 1915; another, depicting a miniature of Emperor Constantine, signed with the Cyrillic initials 'IP'; another, with the Imperial Eagle in gilt on blue ground; another, painted with an owl, eagle and other birds in a landscape; the others, decorated with geometric and foliate motifs; one marked with impressed factory mark, the others apparently unmarked
4 3/8 in. ( 11.1 cm.) high and smaller
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