Lot 78 , A Russian lacquer ‘Old Believers’ Easter egg, c.1860-80

* A Russian lacquer ‘Old Believers’ Easter egg, c.1860-80, finely painted with the resurrection of Christ, the reverse with saint Vladimir, holding a globe, with rich gilt borders on a red ground, inscribed to the interior, 16cm high
Provenance- bought from the Winter Palace, Kensington Church Street, 26 July 1988.
Please note this lot attracts an additional import tax of 5% on the hammer price
£400-600

Condition:
Collection inventory number 38. Some fine craqueleur and haziness to the varnish in places, some loss to the gilding on the interior at the top possibly where the makers mark once was.

Sold for £950