A group of four porcelain easter eggs various makers, late 19th - early 20th century

A group of four porcelain easter eggs various makers, late 19th - early 20th century first painted in pastel hues with a hatching bird against white ground; second painted with bouquet of flowers against pale blue background; third gilt with crowned monogram 'AN' against white background, probably Imperial Porcelain Factory, St. Petersburg, early 20th century; fourth depicting the scene of Resurrection in oval reserve set within gilt ornamental border against gilt background; all unmarked height of the largest: 9cm (3 9/16in). (4) Footnotes: Provenance The collection of a descendant of the Russian writer and publisher, Faddei Bulgarin (1789-1859) For a comparable porcelain egg with crowned monogram 'AN' in the collection of the State Hermitage Museum, see: http://collections.hermitage.ru/entity/OBJECT/1006443 For a comparable example painted with Resurrection scene by the Kuznetsov Factory in the collection of the State Historical Museum, see: https://catalog.shm.ru/entity/OBJECT/91852 For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com