Featured Whodunnit - ceramic egg pendant with bird mark on the hardware

The egg is about an inch long and it's ceramic. The decoration looks hand done. I have a feeling the birdie impressed into the bottom of the metal pin holding the egg is a signature. Does anybody know who/what/where it came from?

 

No joy in Mudville, eh?

 

Me either.

 

LOL, Oh Dear, the Mighty INH has struck out! , couldn't resist!

 

Not a clue, but also assume the mark is for the maker of the whole piece, not just the head pin.

 

That's what I'm figuring. It may remain a mystery. This might be something Russian, given the area, but I may never know.

 

Hm. It's a firebird/phoenix.

 

Right back to Russian then.

 

I thought Russian, too, but haven't found anything to prove or disprove that.

 

Oh well. Happy Easter somebody or other.

 

Easter? Little early for that, isn't it? No joy in mudville on this yet huh?
I hear the Mighty INH is coming up to bat........................

 

I've always been inclined to Chinese. This doesn't have the logo, but a lot of similarity in the egg:

https://www.rubylane.com/item/882935-RL-4038/Chinese-Cloisonne-Enamel-Flower-Egg-Shape

A search for 'Chinese cloisonne egg pendant' turns up many of the general type. Substituting 'Russian' does less well. I'm sure there are many incorrect identifications in both camps, but flowers seem to be more common on eggs identified as Chinese than on Russian ones.

 

Except ... this really is ceramic and not metal. I've seen plenty of Chinese cloissone pieces and no ceramic eggs like this one. The bird on the bottom is all wrong for Chinese and dead on for Eastern European. But... who knows.

https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/67029381_antique-russian-egg-necklace-pendant-or-charm

 

I've found nothing with that bird. The closest I've come is with the Catholics. I'm adding this post just in case it sparks a relevant thought (and yes, these are Russian)

https://www.catholic-collectibles.com/7851.html

 

That's probably as close as I'll ever get. I'm going to list it as Russian, because that's probably close enough.