Fine Porcelain and Pottery - 20th February 2018
Lot 222
A Russian porcelain presentation Easter egg late 19th/early 20th century
Estimate £500 - £800 | Hammer £3200
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Description
A Russian porcelain presentation Easter egg late 19th/early 20th century, Imperial Factory St Petersburg, decorated with the cipher of Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich (1860-1919), the reverse with the Lesser version of the Russian coat of arms, on a white ground, with a later silk cord suspension tassel, the porcelain 7.5cm.
Provenance: from the collection of Dr Venetia Newall.