Nice and Collectible !
RUSSIAN IMPERIAL EASTER EGG with SILVER STAND, SIGNED
This is a vintage hand-painted Easter egg. One side features a depiction of Christmas fortune-telling, with a young woman divining her betrothed in front of a mirror. On the other side, there is an image of a snow-covered hut. The egg is signed 'E. Moiseenkov' and comes complete with a silver stand.
HALLMARKS: '88' silver standard next to a woman's head in a kokoshnik turned to the left and initials: 'FA' (in Cyrillic) for Feodor Afanassiev - FABERGE workmaster - please see the information below.
CONDITION: Overall condition is good. For further information, please refer to the pictures.
PROVENANCE: 1. Private Collection, New York, July 09, 2001; 2. Antique Arena Inc, Brooklyn, NY, USA, February 27, 2021 (the winner will receive this information); 3. Our sale of this item adds another layer of provenance (please print this page). History of sale is very IMPORTANT for serious collection.
DIMENSIONS: H. 5 1/4 inches (13.3 cm). Silver stand weight: 33 grams.
ESTIMATED PRICE: $700 - $3,000 (significantly lower than today's market price). You have a GREAT CHANCE to purchase a rare item for your collection, and over the years, its price will only INCREASE.
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EXCHANGE: If you find an item in our auction that you like, you have the option to exchange it for your collectible items of equivalent estimated value. Additionally, you can use your items as PART of the PAYMENT for a winning item; please feel free to inquire about this new and exciting feature. Please note: one leg on the stand is need to repair.
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Feodor AFANASIEV: Feodor Alexeievich Afanasiev was apprenticed to the silversmith E. Sistonen 1883 and 1888 and worked as a journeyman, for the jeweller Karl Bokh from 1888 to 1907. While employed by Bock, he worked on his master's degree, was granted his rights and certificate in 1907, and allowed to use a master's mark, the use of which was strictly enforced by assay laws in Imperial Russia. Thereafter he ran a small workshop for FABERGE at 24 Bolshaya Morskaya specializing in miniature Easter Eggs, small articles made of silver-gilt and guilloche enamel and hardstone objects mounted with enameled silver-gilt mounts. His mark is FA in Russian Cyrillic.

EASTER EGGs: 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'.

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