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BY FABERGÉ AND WITH THE WORKMASTER'S MARK OF MICHAEL PERCHIN, ST. PETERSBURG, 1896-1908
Details
A JEWELLED TWO-COLOR GOLD, GUILLOCHÉ ENAMEL EGG
by Fabergé and with the workmaster's mark of Michael Perchin, St. Petersburg, 1896-1908
The egg of yellow enamel over waved guilloché ground, applied with a two-color gold laurel-leaf rim, inside, with a later gold panel notched to resemble grass and a miniature realistically carved agate rabbit set with olivine eyes, the egg set on a later gold tripod stand decorated with a gold laurel-leaf rim and set in the center with a gold and red guilloché enamel ruble of Elizabeth I, marked only on the rim of the egg, in an original fitted case stamped 'A La Vieille Russie, New York'
3 9/16.in. (9cm.) high
by Fabergé and with the workmaster's mark of Michael Perchin, St. Petersburg, 1896-1908
The egg of yellow enamel over waved guilloché ground, applied with a two-color gold laurel-leaf rim, inside, with a later gold panel notched to resemble grass and a miniature realistically carved agate rabbit set with olivine eyes, the egg set on a later gold tripod stand decorated with a gold laurel-leaf rim and set in the center with a gold and red guilloché enamel ruble of Elizabeth I, marked only on the rim of the egg, in an original fitted case stamped 'A La Vieille Russie, New York'
3 9/16.in. (9cm.) high
Provenance
Lansdell K. Christie, Long Island A La Vieille Russie, New York
Literature
FORBES, August 1, 1968, p. 37, ill.
Waterfield, H. & Forbes, C. Fabergé Imperial Eggs and Other Fantasies, New York, 1978, no. 11, pp. 34, 130, 135, ill. p. 34
von Solodkoff, A. Masterpieces from the House of Fabergé, New York, 1984, p. 186, ill.
Hill, G. Fabergé and the Russian Master Goldsmiths, New York, 1989, p. 22
Forbes, 1990, p. 36, ill. p. 37 Forbes, C. & Tromeur-Brenner, R. Fabergé, The Forbes Collection, New York, 1999, p. 75, ill. p. 74
Waterfield, H. & Forbes, C. Fabergé Imperial Eggs and Other Fantasies, New York, 1978, no. 11, pp. 34, 130, 135, ill. p. 34
von Solodkoff, A. Masterpieces from the House of Fabergé, New York, 1984, p. 186, ill.
Hill, G. Fabergé and the Russian Master Goldsmiths, New York, 1989, p. 22
Forbes, 1990, p. 36, ill. p. 37 Forbes, C. & Tromeur-Brenner, R. Fabergé, The Forbes Collection, New York, 1999, p. 75, ill. p. 74
Exhibited
New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1962/66, no.L.62.8.130
New York, The New York Cultural Center, Fabergé from The Forbes Magazine Collection, 1973, no. 8, pp. 42, 110, ill. p. 43
New York, A La Vieille Russie, Fabergé, 1983, no. 550, p. 140, ill.
Fort Worth, The Kimbell Art Museum, Fabergé, The Forbes Magazine Collection, 1983, no. 181
Baltimore, The Baltimore Museum of Art, Fabergé, The Forbes Magazine Collection, 1983/84, no. 72
Detroit, The Detroit Institute of Arts, Fabergé, The Forbes Magazine Collection, 1984, no. 141
New Jersey, The Morris Museum of Arts and Sciences, Kaleidoscope Benefit, 1984, no cat. Maryland, Government House, Maryland Blossoms in the Arts, 1997, pp. 6, 7, ill. p. 7
New York, The New York Cultural Center, Fabergé from The Forbes Magazine Collection, 1973, no. 8, pp. 42, 110, ill. p. 43
New York, A La Vieille Russie, Fabergé, 1983, no. 550, p. 140, ill.
Fort Worth, The Kimbell Art Museum, Fabergé, The Forbes Magazine Collection, 1983, no. 181
Baltimore, The Baltimore Museum of Art, Fabergé, The Forbes Magazine Collection, 1983/84, no. 72
Detroit, The Detroit Institute of Arts, Fabergé, The Forbes Magazine Collection, 1984, no. 141
New Jersey, The Morris Museum of Arts and Sciences, Kaleidoscope Benefit, 1984, no cat. Maryland, Government House, Maryland Blossoms in the Arts, 1997, pp. 6, 7, ill. p. 7
Special notice
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