Imperial Porcelain Factory, presentation Easter egg with miniatures of Christ Pantocrator, the Mother of God, the Archangel Michael, St. George, St. Alexander Nevsky, and St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, St. Petersburg, late 1880s, early 1890s
Imperial Porcelain Factory, presentation Easter egg with miniatures of Christ Pantocrator, the Mother of God, the Archangel Michael, St. George, St. Alexander Nevsky, and St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, St. Petersburg, late 1880s, early 1890s
Imperial Porcelain Factory, presentation Easter egg with miniatures of Christ Pantocrator, the Mother of God, the Archangel Michael, St. George, St. Alexander Nevsky, and St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, St. Petersburg, late 1880s, early 1890s

Imperial Porcelain Factory, presentation Easter egg with miniatures of Christ Pantocrator, the Mother of God, the Archangel Michael, St. George, St. Alexander Nevsky, and St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, St. Petersburg, late 1880s, early 1890s

Each of the holy figures identified in incised Cyrillic inscriptions above the arched frame

Porcelain, enamel glazes, gilding

Height 6 in. (15 cm)

Inv. no. ab_0082

An Imperial Porcelain Factory Easter egg of this size and artistic perfection could only have been exchanged between members of the Imperial family. The ground engraved with a strapwork pattern and gilded with matt and polished gold suggest that it was made in the 1880s or early 1890s.