Peacock (Fabergé egg)

Peacock (Fabergé egg)

The Peacock egg is a jewelled and rock crystal Easter egg made by Dorofeiev under the supervision of the Russian jeweller Peter Carl Fabergé in 1908 [http://andrejkoymasky.com/liv/fab/40/fab40.html Matt & Andrej Koymasky - Fabergé Peacock] ] , for Nicholas II of Russia, who presented the egg to his mother, the Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna in 1908 .

urprise

The surprise is a mechanical gold and enameled peacock, sitting in the branches of an engraved gold tree with flowers made of enamel and precious stones. The peacock can be lifted from within the tree and wound up. Placed on a flat surface, it struts around, moving its head and spreads and closes her enamel tail .

Dorofeiev, the Fabergé workmaster, reportedly worked on the peacock and its prototypes, for three years .

History

The 'Peacock egg' is inspired by the 18th century Peacock clock by James Cox, housed first in the Winter Palace, and now the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia. The Peacock clock was a present from Grigori Alexandrovich Potemkin to Catherine the Great [http://www.mieks.com/Faberge2/1908-Peacock-Egg.htm Mieks - Fabergé Peacock] ] .

In 1927 the Peacock egg was sold with nine other Imperial eggs by the Antikvariat to the Emanuel Snowman of Wartski in London. Bought by a Mr Hirst in 1935, it was sold to Dr. Maurice Sandoz of Switzerland in 1949, and donated to his Foundation Edouard et Maurice Sandoz, Lausanne, Switzerland in 1955. Since its purchase by Sandoz, it has only been seen publicly five times, the last time in 1992 .

ee also

*Fabergé egg
*Egg decorating

References

External links

* [http://www.mieks.com/Faberge2/1908-Peacock-Egg.htm A detailed article on the 'Peacock' egg from mieks.com]


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