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NameCradle with Garlands Egg (or Love Trophy Egg)craddle
Date1907
ProvenancePresented by Nicholas II to Dowager Empress Maria Fyodorovna
Made inSt Petersburg
Work-masterHenrik Wigström
Materialsgold, enamel, diamonds, rubies, pearls
DimensionsHeight: 14,6 cm
Kept inPrivate Collection, Robert M. Lee, USA
Value$3,100,000

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eggThis gold Egg in the Louis XVI style, is enameled translucent pale blue and decorated with a band composed of painted enamel roses and translucent emerald green enameled leaves, panels of oyster enamel and bands of scrolls and acanthus in colored gold. The Egg is supported in a gold cradle by four columns modeled as love trophies with Cupid's sets of arrows set with diamonds. The whole is supported on a carved oval white onyx base and stands on four bun feet in chased colored gold.


inThe now missing surprise was made of white enamel, ruby, pearls, rose-cut diamonds, watercolor (possibly on ivory), probably gold. According to the original invoice the surprise was a miniature of all the imperial children. (source: http://www.mieks.com/Faberge2/Eggs.htm)

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