A gold-mounted bowenite miniature egg

BY FABERGÉ, WORKMASTER ALFRED THIELEMANN, ST. PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1880

Details

A gold-mounted bowenite miniature egg
by Fabergé, workmaster Alfred Thielemann, St. Petersburg, circa 1880
Ovoid, the plain bowenite body with a badge of the Corps des Pages, with suspension ring, marked on ring
5/8in. (1.6cm.) long

Provenance

Grand Duchess Elizabeth Mavrikievna, thence by descent

Lot Essay

His Imperial Majesty's Corps of Pages was a military educational institution of a very high standard, which provided Pages for duty at the Court and which graduated officers for service in the army. A small percentage of graduates entered the diplomatic or civil service.