A FABERGE STYLE DIAMOND ENCRUSTED, NEPHRITE, ENAMEL AND SILVER GILT SURPRISE EGG
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A FABERGE STYLE DIAMOND ENCRUSTED, NEPHRITE ENAMEL AND SILVER GILT SURPRISE EGG
the Russian Imperial style 'Easter Egg' with ovoid silver gilt mounted body in translucent blue, the hinged cover with a swan finial over a pierced scrolling band of diamonds, and the cypher for Nicholas II flanked by red enamel scrolls, also encrusted with diamonds and ruby coloured stones, also set with silver gilt crowns within laurel wreaths, raised on a base modelled as a pair of rampant lions, over a circular, nephrite jade base on four feet, the egg opening to a naturalistically modelled sculpture of a frog with gem set eyes raised on a green enamelled lily pad, on a yellow guilloche enamel base, bearing psuedo Faberge marks to the underside, mounted in a wooden display case, the egg 335 grams in weight overall,
18cm high
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