Caption

Easter egg, lilies of the valley, flowers, silver egg, smooth, composed of two opening halves on a hinge, cut vertically; one half 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, 1890s, St. Petersburg, decorative object. Height 11.4 cm, width 6.6 cm, depth 6.6 cm, weight 233.5 g., A smooth metallic egg-shaped object with a pale gold finish placed upright on an ornate metallic stand; the egg surface shows subtle variations in sheen and a few faint blemishes, while the stand beneath is a decorative scrollwork form in a warmer gold tone against a light gray background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A16_093

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

Keywords

Easter egg lilies valley flowers silver egg smooth composed two opening halves hinge cut vertically half enameled bouquet forget-me-nots gilded interior octagonal basket embedding missing surprise Egg supported four-legged stand 1890s St Petersburg decorative object Height 11.4 cm width 6.6 cm depth 6.6 cm weight 233.5 g smooth metallic egg-shaped object pale gold finish placed upright ornate metallic stand egg surface subtle variations sheen faint blemishes stand beneath decorative scrollwork form warmer gold tone light gray background.