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Faberge Madonna Lily Egg
 Date: 1899
This egg takes the form of a clock with a revolving dial. The
four- coloured gold egg is enamelled translucent daffodil-yellow, and is
richly set with diamonds. It stands on an onyx platform decorated with
coloured gold scroll mounts, rosettes and the year in diamonds, and is
designed as a vase with red gold scrolls serving as extra supports at
either side. The belt of the dial which divides the egg is enamelled
opaque white with diamond set numerals and the hours are pointed by the
head of an arrow in a drawn bow. The gold rim of the vase is chased as a
cluster of roses; a bunch of Madonna lilies carved from quartzite and each
set with rose diamonds emerges from the vase.
 
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