Fine Porcelain and Pottery - 20th February 2018
Lot 217
A Russian porcelain presentation Easter egg late 19th/early 20th century
Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £850
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Description
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.