Lilies of the Valley

Lilies of the Valley

The Lilies of the Valley Egg is a jewelled Fabergé egg made under the supervision of the Russian jeweller Peter Carl Fabergé in 1898 by Fabergé ateliers. The supervising goldsmith was Michael Perchin. The egg is one of the two eggs in Art Nouveau style. It was presented on April 5 to Tzar Nicholas II, and was used as a gift to the Tsaritsa, Empress Alexandra Fyodorovna. The egg is part of the Vekselberg Collection.

Craftsmanship

The egg is covered in pearls and topped with pink enamel. The egg is supported by cabriole legs of green-gold leaves with rose diamond dewdrops. The gold-stemmed lilies have green enameled leaves and pearl flowers. A knob on top of the egg reveals portraits of Czar Nicholas II and his two oldest daughters: Olga and Tatiana. The portraits are framed in rose diamonds and backed with gold panels engraved with the presentation date: April 5, 1898.

urprise

Instead of a surprise when opening the egg, this egg's surprise gets 'elevated' out of the egg by twisting a pearl knob. When fully raised three portraits are visible under the Imperial crown; Czar Nicholas II and his two oldest daughters, Olga and Tatiana. The portraits are in frames of rose diamonds on gold panels.

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*Fabergé egg
*Peter Carl Fabergé
*Tzar Nicholas II
*Egg decorating


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