Antique Russian Imperial Porcelain Egg Empress Maria

GUARANTEED TO BE GENUINE ANTIQUE AND OF THE PERIOD STATED. Empress Maria Feodorovna Porcelain Easter Egg. Large Imperial presentation porcelain Easter egg, circa 1890, by the Imperial Porcelain Factory, St. The egg is covered with dark red and lilac glaze known as sang de boeuf (ox blood) with a slip creating pale blue highlights. Decorated with a gilded cipher of Empress Maria Feodorovna (mother of Tsar Nicholas II). The matte gold cipher'MF' is partially polished and etched for extra texture. The item "Antique Russian Imperial Porcelain Egg Empress Maria" is in sale since Saturday, January 17, 2015. This item is in the category "Antiques\Decorative Arts\Ceramics & Porcelain\Figurines".com" and is located in Chicago, Illinois. This item can be shipped worldwide.

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