One side of this traditional Faberge styled glass egg is decorated by an engraved nihtingale sitting on a busket with roses and singing about the Christ`s resurrection. The Cyrillic letters XB, first letters of the traditional Russian greeting at the Easter, are hand-engraved on the other side of the egg. This marvellous egg on a bronze stand 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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