Caption

Easter egg, silver, smooth, composed of two opening halves on a hinge, cut vertically; on one part 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. Decorated with lilies of the valley and flowers., Date: 1890s, St. Petersburg. Decorative object. Height 11.4 cm, width 6.6 cm, depth 6.6 cm, weight 233.5 g., An egg-shaped object with a metallic beige surface sits on an ornate stand; the egg features a painted floral cluster of bell-shaped blossoms and broad leaves in shades of green, white, and touches of blue, with the stand rendered in a gold color and the background a pale gray.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A16_098

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62.6Mb (841.1Kb) / 13.2in x 18.5in / 3948 x 5540 (300dpi)

Keywords

Easter egg silver 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 Decorated lilies valley flowers Date 1890s St Petersburg Decorative object Height 11.4 cm width 6.6 cm depth 6.6 cm weight 233.5 g egg-shaped object metallic beige surface sits ornate stand egg features painted floral cluster bell-shaped blossoms broad leaves shades green white touches blue stand rendered gold color background pale gray.