Poppy Egg

Inspired by the poppy's significance as a symbol of remembrance and Carl Fabergé’s love of flower surprises, Theo Fabergé designed his Poppy Egg to follow family traditions while staying true to his own style.
Theo designed beautiful creations for six decades and used six cut white diamonds in the poppy seed pods, which are part of the decoration on the outside of the traditionally enamelled Egg.

The Egg is made using materials and techniques made famous by the Fabergé family. The Egg is engine-turned, and then guilloché-enamelled in deep cherry red - probably one of the most difficult enamel colours to achieve. The base, turned on Theo Fabergé’s Holzapffel lathe, has stylised interlocking poppies.

The surprise within is a flower pot with a poppy in bud and flower. The enamelled poppy is set with a full-cut black diamond in the stamen. The flowerpot, engine-turned, lifts out as a separate piece and bears the full hallmark.