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Mosaic Egg by Fabergé
The 1914 Mosaic Egg by Peter Carl Fabergé (1846-1920). The egg was given by Tsar Nicholas II (r. 1894-1917) to his wife Alexandra Feodorovna. The egg is made of platinum set with a mosaic design of flowers. The pieces of the mosaic are diamonds, sapphires, rubies, emeralds, topazes, and garnets. The surprise inside the egg is a sepia grisaille enamel showing miniature portraits of the tsar's children. The pedestal and frame is of gold and decorated with diamonds and pearls. The egg measures 9.2 cm (3.6 in) in height.
Royal Collection, London.
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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