Tercentenary Egg
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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 rests 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 guilloché base.
Limited Edition Size
15
Year
2003
Measurements
Height approximately 300mm
