This hand-blown finely engraved Russian crystal glass egg on a bronze stand features the monogram of Catherine the Great, the most famous Russian Empress beneath the Russian Imperial crown. This egg has been created in the Faberge style by a contemporary craftsman at the famous Russian glassware factory "Macgrav".
This company continues the great two-century traditions of the Russian Imperial Glass Plant, famous by its talanted cutters and engravers. Today “Macgrav” specializes in one of the most important techniques of glassware decorating, engraving. The State Hermitage, the Russian museum , the Palace museum in Peterhoff, French and USA embassies in Russia, Prince of Monaco Albert are their customers.
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