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PROBABLY BY FABERGÉ, CIRCA 1890
Details
A gemset gold-mounted miniature egg
probably by Fabergé, circa 1890
Ovoid, overall enamelled in translucent purple over guilloché ground, one side set with a diamond, the other with initials XB (Christ is Risen) set with rose-cut diamonds, with suspension ring, apparently unmarked
1/2in. (1.3cm.) long
probably by Fabergé, circa 1890
Ovoid, overall enamelled in translucent purple over guilloché ground, one side set with a diamond, the other with initials XB (Christ is Risen) set with rose-cut diamonds, with suspension ring, apparently unmarked
1/2in. (1.3cm.) long
Provenance
Grand Duchess Elizabeth Mavrikievna, thence by descent