This extraordinary openable egg is the reminiscent of the exquisite Faberge egg, presented by Nicholas II to his mother, the Dowager Empress Maria Fedorovna, for Easter 1899. The Pansy Egg is one of only two Imperial Eggs done in the Art Nouveau style. It rises from a base of spiraling twigs and leaves studded with ribbons of faux jewels.
Choose the color you like! Gilded brass, colored enamel, faux jewels.
The Faberge eggs began in 1884 with an Easter egg made by the brilliant Russian jeweller Faberge for the Russian tsar Alexander III that became a gift for his wife.
Then Nicholas II, Alexander son and last Russian Emperor continued the tradition.
|
enlarge 