A VERY RARE antique finely modeled unglazed (biscuit) porcelain bust of Russian Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, circa 1896.

No factory marks. Height 9 1/4 in. (23,5 cm).

Alexandra is wearing pearl tiara and necklace, diamond brooch, sash and star of the order of St Catherine.

The pedestal is inscribed in Russian ‘ALEXANDRA’

A short patched kiln crack on hair behind the right ear and a faint hairline crack on the right cheek.

A couple of small repaired chips on the brooch.

Stamped numerals ‘1244’ and ‘6’ under the base. Cyrillic capital ‘L’ impressed below the numbers.