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Two Russian porcelain Easter Eggs, 19th Century, presumably Imperial Porcelain Manufactory, St Petersburg.

Estimate
4 000 - 6 000 SEK
355 - 532 EUR
374 - 561 USD
Hammer price
4 500 SEK
Purchasing info
For condition report contact specialist
Cecilia Nordström
Stockholm
Cecilia Nordström
Head Specialist Asian Ceramics and Works of Art, European Ceramics and Glass
+46 (0)739 40 08 02
Two Russian porcelain Easter Eggs, 19th Century, presumably Imperial Porcelain Manufactory, St Petersburg.

One egg decorated in gold and the enamels white and turkoise against a dark blue ground. Height 6,5 cm. The other decorated with roses against a gold ground. Height 5,5 cm.

Wear.

Provenance

The private Collection of Nils Nessim (1916-1974), thence by descent.

Nils Nessim (1917-1974), was a Swedish businessman and carpet dealer, son of the Director and Carpet specialist Jean B Nessim (1887-1946). In 1942 he founded AB Nils Nessim in 1942, he expanded and in the 1960’s he founded Nils Nessim International and Nils Nessims Antiques. Nils were early schooled in the carpet business by his father, and went on many business trips to aquire carpets and goods for the stores. He travelled the world and built up an impressive collection of Antiques and Asian Works of Art alongside the carpet business. In 1959 he became the first westener to be allowed to export antiques from China. He is well known for his collection of Russian Easter Eggs, and at one point he is said to have had over 1000 of them.