Tercentenary Egg
The crystal Egg is mouth-blown and hand-engraved with images of the nine major palaces of St Petersburg. Alongside each palace appears the profile of the Tsar or Tsarina with whom it is most associated.
Atop the Egg stands the triple-headed eagle in token of the finial on Peterhof Palace. The fluted gold and silver base is set on a hand-sculpted foot of the rare marble 'serpentino fantastico' to match the frontage of Carl Fabergé's St Petersburg emporium. Open the Egg to reveal the surprise; Peter the Great, founder of St Petersburg, modelled astride his magnificent horse and set on a guilloche base.
Engravings
- Peterhof Grand Palace - Peter the Great
- Catherine the Great's Palace, Tsarskoye Selo - Elizabeth
- Chinese Palace, Lomonosov - Catherine II
- Grand Palace, Pavlosk - Paul I
- Alexander Palace, Tsarskoye Selo - Alexander I
- Cottage Palace, Peterhof - Nicolas I
- Private Summer Palace Residence - Alexander II
- Gatchina Palace - Alexander III
- Winter Palace - Nicolas II
Very Limited Edition 15 [few numbers still available]
Height approximately 12 inches
Closed edition, previously owned egg available for purchase.