CIRCA 1900 EASTER EGG FOR ALEXANDRA FEODOROVNA [WINTER PALACE, HAMMER GALLERIES]
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Description
centered with the gilt imperial cypher of Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, with original silk ribbon, in fitted silk- and velvet-lined stamped L'Ermitage Galleries [Armand Hammer] retailer's box; height of egg: 7 cm (2 3/4 in.)
PROVENANCE
Russian Imperial Collection, Winter Palace, St. Petersburg
Hammer Galleries, New York (with inventory tag)
Collection of A. J. Marino, acquired from the above circa 1934
Thence by descent in the family to the present owner
EXHIBITED
Lord & Taylor, New York and Chicago, The Hammer collection of Russian imperial art treasures: from the Winter Palace, Tsarskoye Selo and other royal palaces, 1933-1934 (accompanied by inventory tag no. 4122B)
RELATED LITERATURE
For a nearly identical egg (dated 1915), see Tamara Kudriavtseva and Harold Whitbeck, Russian Imperial Porcelain Eggs (London: Merrell Publishers Ltd., 2001), pp. 58-59, no. 24 (illustrated)
CONDITION
The egg appears in very good original condition. Inspection under UV light shows no apparent signs of restoration.
PROVENANCE
Russian Imperial Collection, Winter Palace, St. Petersburg
Hammer Galleries, New York (with inventory tag)
Collection of A. J. Marino, acquired from the above circa 1934
Thence by descent in the family to the present owner
EXHIBITED
Lord & Taylor, New York and Chicago, The Hammer collection of Russian imperial art treasures: from the Winter Palace, Tsarskoye Selo and other royal palaces, 1933-1934 (accompanied by inventory tag no. 4122B)
RELATED LITERATURE
For a nearly identical egg (dated 1915), see Tamara Kudriavtseva and Harold Whitbeck, Russian Imperial Porcelain Eggs (London: Merrell Publishers Ltd., 2001), pp. 58-59, no. 24 (illustrated)
CONDITION
The egg appears in very good original condition. Inspection under UV light shows no apparent signs of restoration.
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CIRCA 1900 EASTER EGG FOR ALEXANDRA FEODOROVNA [WINTER PALACE, HAMMER GALLERIES]
Estimate $1,000 - $1,500
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