A Russian porcelain presentation Easter egg late 19th/early 20th century

A Russian porcelain presentation Easter egg late 19th/early 20th century, Imperial Factory St Petersburg, gilded with the cipher of Empress Alexandra Feodorovna (1872-1918), reserved on a deep blue ground, 10cm.

Provenance: from the collection of Dr Venetia Newall.

Empress Alexandra Feodorovna was the wife of Tsar Nicholas II and a grand-daughter to Queen Victoria. Her reliance on the Russian mystic Grigori Rasputin led to her increased unpopularity and that of the Romanovs in general.