Cherub with Chariot (Fabergé egg)

Cherub with Chariot (Fabergé egg)

The Cherub with Chariot egg (or Angel with Egg in Chariot) is a jewelled Easter egg made under the supervision of the Russian jeweller Peter Carl Fabergé in 1888, for Alexander III of Russia, who presented it to his wife, the Empress Maria Feodorovna.fact|date= March 2008

It is one of eight eggs that are currently lost. It was possibly sold in the 1930's to Armand Hammer [ [http://www.mieks.com/Faberge2/1888_Cherub_with_chariot_egg.htm Mieks Fabergé Eggs ] ] .

ee also

*Fabergé egg
*Egg decorating

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