Fine Porcelain and Pottery - 20th February 2018
Lot 211
Two Russian porcelain presentation Easter eggs late 19th/early 20th century
Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £1800
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Description
Two Russian porcelain presentation Easter eggs late 19th/early 20th century, Imperial Factory, St Petersburg, one decorated in gilt and black enamel with the crowned monogram of the Empress Alexandra Feodorovna (1872-1918), the other with the gilt monogram of the Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich (1860-1919), with suspension ribbons, the porcelain 6.5cm. (2)
Provenance: from the collection of Dr Venetia Newall.
The Grand Duke Paul was nephew to Tsar Nicolas II (husband of Empress Alexandra Feodorovna) and it fell to him to inform the Empress of her husband's abdication in 1917.