A large and rare carved wooden Easter egg painted with a Russian beauty, inlaid with faceted colored glass, period of Nicholas II.
Height 6 1/2 in. (16,3 cm)
Diameter 3 3/4 in. (9,6 cm)
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'X.B.' on reverse, abbreviation for CHRIST IS RISEN
Marked in pencil on rim with maker's initials Cyrillic 'B.K.' and original price '4 Rubles 20 kopeks'.
Condition: there are some dark spots on the reverse, otherwise excellent.
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