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Twelve Monograms Egg by Fabergé
The 1896 Twelve Monograms Egg by Peter Carl Fabergé (1846-1920). The egg was given by Tsar Nicholas II (r. 1894-1917) to his mother the Dowager Empress Marie Feodorovna. The egg is made of gold and royal blue enamel. Rose-cut diamonds are used to divide the egg into segments and to depict the royal ciphers (six each) of Tsar Alexander III (r. 1881-1894) and Empress Marie Feodorovna. The egg measures 7.9 cm (3.1 in) in height.
Hillwood Museum, Washington D.C.
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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