RARE ANTIQUE RUSSIAN IMPERIAL PORCELAIN EASTER EGG, 19th CENTURY
A Russian Porcelain Red Cross Easter Egg. Imperial Porcelain Factory, St. Petersburg, Period of Nicholas II (1894-1917). The monogram of Empress Alexandra Fedorovna in interlaced Slavic script.
HISTORY: In 1915, the wife of Nicholas II made an order for the production of Easter eggs at the Imperial Porcelain Factory. Eggs were given at Easter, including to wounded soldiers in infirmaries.
PROVENANCE: Property from the Estate of Emil Seidel, Jerseyville, Illinois.
CONDITION: Very good for age. The item is described to the best of our knowledge. Please refer to pictures and email with any questions.
DIMENSIONS: 2 1/2 inches (65 mm).
ESTIMATE PRICE: $1,000 - $5,000.
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WIKIPEDIA: Easter eggs, also called Paschal eggs, are eggs that are sometimes decorated. They are usually used as gifts on the occasion of Easter. As such, Easter eggs are common during the season of Eastertide (Easter season). The oldest tradition is to use dyed and painted chicken eggs, but a modern custom is to substitute chocolate eggs wrapped in colored foil, hand-carved wooden eggs, or plastic eggs filled with confectionery such as chocolate. However, real eggs continue to be used in Central and Eastern European tradition. Although eggs, in general, were a traditional symbol of fertility and rebirth, in Christianity, for the celebration of Eastertide, Easter eggs symbolize the empty tomb of Jesus, from which Jesus resurrected. In addition, one ancient tradition was the staining of Easter eggs with the colour red 'In memory of the blood of Christ, shed as at that time of his crucifixion'. This custom of the Easter egg, according to many sources, can be traced to early Christians of Mesopotamia, and from there it spread into Eastern Europe and Siberia through the Orthodox Churches, and later into Europe through the Catholic and Protestant Churches. Other sources maintain that the custom arose in western Europe during the Middle Ages as a result of the fact that Western Christians were prohibited from eating eggs during Lent, but were allowed to eat them when Easter arrived. The jewelled Easter eggs made by the FABERGE firm for the two last Russian Tsars are regarded as masterpieces of decorative arts. Most of these creations themselves contained hidden surprises such as clock-work birds, or miniature ships. In Bulgaria, Poland, Romania, Russia, Ukraine, and other Central European countries' folk traditions, and making artificial eggs out of porcelain for ladies is common. Easter eggs are frequently depicted in sculpture, including a 8-metre (27 ft) sculpture of a pysanka standing in Vegreville, Alberta.

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