A PORCELAIN EASTER EGG
Lot 351

A PORCELAIN EASTER EGG

BY THE IMPERIAL PORCELAIN FACTORY, ST PETERSBURG, PERIOD OF NICHOLAS I, MID-19TH CENTURY

Closed28 November 2016

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A PORCELAIN EASTER EGG
BY THE IMPERIAL PORCELAIN FACTORY, ST PETERSBURG, PERIOD OF NICHOLAS I, MID-19TH CENTURY
Printed with green floral motifs on white ground, within gilt borders, marked with impressed factory mark
4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm.) high

Specialist note

The technique of printing on porcelain was established in the 1810s, but was not very often used after the 1820s. During the reigns of Nicholas I and Alexander II tea services with printed motifs were produced, including the same pattern as on the present Easter egg.

For a comparable egg and information, see T. Kudriavtseva and H. Whitbeck, Russian Imperial Easter Eggs, London, 2001, p. 249, no. 195.