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Faberge Spring Flowers Egg
Date: 1890
Height: 3-1/2 inches
Markings: MP (Michael Perchin), FABERGE, crossed anchors, 56
The Spring Flowers egg is smaller than the later, more opulent Faberge
eggs. Crafted in the Louis XV style, the golden, engraved shell is
enamelled red and encased in a rococo style golden cage. A band of rose
diamonds encircles the egg from bottom to top, terminating in a
diamond-set clasp. The base, of bowenite, is also encircled with a band of
rose diamonds and rests on a base of scrollwork executed in gold. The base
is attached to the egg by means of a short golden pedestal. Inside, the
surprise was a basket of spring flowers, 1-1/2 inches in height. The
bouquet of wood anemones was created with white chalcedony petals with
demantoid garnet centers and engraved gold stems. The blossoms are
accompanied by enamelled green petals. The basket is made of wrought
platinum set with rose diamonds. It rests upon a small gold pedestal
inside the egg.
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