Details
Two with the gilt cypher of Empress Maria Feodorovna, on a sang de boeuf glazed ground; two with the cypher of Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, on purple ground and white ground decorated with floral swags and bouquets; one with the cypher of Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna, on orange ground, with Russian inscription ‘Christ is Risen’, apparently unmarked, one with blue silk ribbon
312 in. (9 cm.) high, and smaller
Provenance
One egg with the cypher of Maria Feodorovna: Anonymous sale; Christie’s, London, 29 November 2010, lot 361.
Special notice
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