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Lot 351
A PORCELAIN EASTER EGG
BY THE IMPERIAL PORCELAIN FACTORY, ST PETERSBURG, PERIOD OF NICHOLAS I, MID-19TH CENTURY
Closed28 November 2016
Price Realised
GBP 1,000
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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.
For a comparable egg and information, see T. Kudriavtseva and H. Whitbeck, Russian Imperial Easter Eggs, London, 2001, p. 249, no. 195.