Fine Porcelain and Pottery - 20th February 2018
Lot 210
Three Russian porcelain Easter eggs 19th/early 20th century
Estimate £1,000 - £1,500 | Hammer £5200
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Description
Three Russian porcelain Easter eggs 19th/early 20th century, probably Imperial Factory St Petersburg, one painted with the Archangel Michael holding a torch, two with portraits of a man in ermine-lined robes, believed to be Alexander Nevsky or St Alexander, all reserved on a gilt ground with foliate and star motifs, two with suspension ribbons, the porcelain 8.5cm max. (3)
Provenance: from the collection of Dr Venetia Newall.
Illustrated: Dr Venetia Newall, An Egg at Easter, col.pl. III for the central egg.