Lot 229
  • 229

A porcelain Easter Egg, Imperial Porcelain Manufactory, late 19th century

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
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Description

  • height 11cm., 4 3/8 in.
depicting St. Maria Magdalena, inscription in Cyrillic on the miniature, sv. Maria Magdalena, with an oval burnished gilded frame, the reverse with a star in a sunburst enclosed in a burnished-gilt frame, signed l.r. with artist's initials S.K. in Cyrillic

Condition

In apparent good condition. A minor chip at the bottom of Maria Magdalena's robe. The gilding worn consistent with age and use.
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