SIX PAPIER-MACHÉ EASTER EGGS
RUSSIA, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY
All ovoid, three depicting the Resurrection of Christ, the reverses painted with the Ivan the Great Bell Tower, two on red and one on gilt grounds, all with gilt interiors; one depicting Saint Nicholas, the reverse painted with the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, on gilt and magenta background; one depicting the statue of the Bronze Horseman, the reverse with Cyrillic initials ‘Kh.V.’ on red background; one depicting Resurrection, the reverse depicting Saint Paul, within gilt floral frame on magenta ground, with gilt interior inscribed in Russian ‘From Moscow Old Believers accepting the Priesthood’, the interior of one egg marked with the coat-of-arms of the Lukutin factory
6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm.) high and smaller
SIX PAPIER-MACHÉ EASTER EGGS
RUSSIA, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY
All ovoid, three depicting the Resurrection of Christ, the reverses painted with the Ivan the Great Bell Tower, two on red and one on gilt grounds, all with gilt interiors; one depicting Saint Nicholas, the reverse painted with the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, on gilt and magenta background; one depicting the statue of the Bronze Horseman, the reverse with Cyrillic initials ‘Kh.V.’ on red background; one depicting Resurrection, the reverse depicting Saint Paul, within gilt floral frame on magenta ground, with gilt interior inscribed in Russian ‘From Moscow Old Believers accepting the Priesthood’, the interior of one egg marked with the coat-of-arms of the Lukutin factory
6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm.) high and smaller
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