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Imperial Caucasus Egg by Fabergé
The 1893 Imperial Caucasus Egg by Peter Carl Fabergé (1846-1920). The egg was given by Tsar Alexander III (r. 1881-1894) to his wife Marie Feodorovna. It commemorates their son Grand Duke George Alexandrovich's time in Abastumani in the Caucasus. The egg is made of gold, silver, and platinum with red enamel. There are additional decorations using diamonds, pearls, crystal, and ivory. Four panels open to reveal miniature paintings. Each door has a number which together form '1893'. The egg measures 9.2 cm (3.6 in) in height.
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Bibliography
- Cleveland Museum of Art, accessed 4 May 2021.
- G. von Habsburg-Lothringen & A. von Solodkoff. Faberge. Rizzoli, 1979.
- Royal Collection Trust Home, accessed 4 May 2021.
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accessed 4 May 2021.
- Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, accessed 4 May 2021.
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