26 November 2014 Russian Art Auctions
26 November 2014
324. A PORCELAIN EASTER EGG
IMPERIAL PORCELAIN MANUFACTORY, 1830s–1840s
Height 9 cm.
3,000–5,000 GBP
Related literature: For a similar work, see T. Kudriavtseva, H.A.Whitbeck, Russian Imperial Porcelain Easter Eggs, London, Merrell, 2001, p.105.
Ovoid, the front painted with St George on horseback, dressed in Roman armour and piercing the dragon with his lance amidst a classical landscape, within a rectangular reserve, the gilded reverse centred with an engraved six-pointed star within a circular sunburst and a concentric laurel-leaf patterned border.
Notes on symbols:
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§ Indicates Artist's Resale Right applies.
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