Grand Duchess Xenia (or Ksenia) Alexandrovna: A hand-painted wood Easter egg decoration. The wood egg painted with a path through a flowering garden leading to a large leafy tree, with a small greenhouse visible in the background at left, the top pierced & held on a gilt metal ribbon.4 1/2 in. h x 3 1/4 in. w (11.4 x 8.3 cm).

Provenance:
Princess Xenia Andreevna Romanoff (1919-2000)
A member of the Imperial family
Private Collection

Grand Duchess Xenia (or Ksenia, 1875-1960) Alexandrovna frequently painted Easter & New Year’s gifts & postcards for her family members. She wasparticularly close to her granddaughter & namesake Princess Xenia Andreevna Romanoff (1919-2000), to whom this was gifted.