Caption

Easter egg, lilies of the valley and forget-me-nots decoration; 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 surprise missing. Egg supported on a four-legged stand. Decorative object, 1890s, St. Petersburg. Height 11.4 cm, width 6.6 cm, depth 6.6 cm, weight 233.5 g., An egg-shaped metallic object with a smooth, slightly worn surface resting on an ornate metallic stand; the egg shows a seam down its center and a small rounded hinge-like detail at its top, with a partial painted floral decoration showing green leaves and white blossoms on one side; the stand is decorative with scrolling cut-out shapes and a polished metallic finish in shades of gold and brass, and the background is a uniform light gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A16_095

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66.7Mb (1.3Mb) / 13.2in x 19.7in / 3948 x 5907 (300dpi)

Keywords

Easter egg lilies valley forget-me-nots decoration silver egg smooth composed two opening halves hinge cut vertically part enameled bouquet forget-me-nots gilded interior octagonal basket embedding surprise missing Egg supported four-legged stand Decorative object 1890s St Petersburg Height 11.4 cm width 6.6 cm depth 6.6 cm weight 233.5 g egg-shaped metallic object slightly worn surface resting ornate metallic stand egg seam down center small rounded hinge- detail top partial painted floral decoration showing green leaves white blossoms side stand decorative scrolling cut- shapes polished metallic finish shades gold brass background uniform light gray.