Caption

Easter egg, lilies of the valley and flowers motif, Easter egg, silver egg, 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. 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 subtle seam and a small oval tab near its top sits on an ornate tripod stand; the egg surface shows gentle highlights, faint scratches, and a few darker spots, and the stand features a decorative scrollwork design. The visible colors are metallic gold and pale brass tones against a light gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A16_099

License type

Rights managed

Available size

62.6Mb (819.8Kb) / 13.2in x 18.5in / 3948 x 5540 (300dpi)

Keywords

Easter egg lilies valley flowers motif 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 1890s St Petersburg Decorative object Height 11.4 cm width 6.6 cm depth 6.6 cm weight 233.5 g metallic egg-shaped object subtle seam small oval tab near top sits ornate tripod stand egg surface gentle highlights faint scratches darker spots stand features decorative scrollwork design visible colors metallic gold pale brass tones light gray background.