Caption

Easter egg, lilies of the valley and flowers motif; bequest of Jakub Ksawery Potocki noted 1863–1934. Silver egg, smooth, composed of two opening halves on a hinge, cut vertically; one part with an enameled bouquet of forget-me-nots; gilded interior with an octagonal basket for embedding a missing surprise. Egg supported on a four-legged stand. Date: 1890s, St. Petersburg. Decorative object. Height 11.4 cm; width 6.6 cm; depth 6.6 cm; weight 233.5 g., An oval object with a metallic gold surface sits on an ornate gold-toned stand; the front of the oval has a painted floral arrangement featuring green leaves and white bell-shaped flowers with hints of pale blue, and there are areas of darker green and a touch of blue and yellow in the lower leaves, all set against the warm gold background, with the stand showing intricate scrollwork in a matching gold color.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A16_091

License type

Rights managed

Available size

66.7Mb (1.4Mb) / 13.2in x 19.7in / 3948 x 5907 (300dpi)

Keywords

Easter egg lilies valley flowers motif bequest Jakub Ksawery Potocki noted 1863–1934 Silver egg smooth composed two opening halves hinge cut vertically part enameled bouquet forget-me-nots gilded interior octagonal basket embedding missing surprise Egg supported four-legged stand Date 1890s St Petersburg Decorative object Height 11.4 cm width 6.6 cm depth 6.6 cm weight 233.5 g oval object metallic gold surface sits ornate gold-toned stand front oval painted floral arrangement featuring green leaves white bell-shaped flowers hints pale blue areas darker green touch blue yellow lower leaves set warm gold background stand showing intricate scrollwork matching gold color.