Caption

Easter egg, lilies of the valley, flowers; Easter egg, silver, 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; 1890s, St. Petersburg; decorative object. Height 11.4 cm, width 6.6 cm, depth 6.6 cm, weight 233.5 g., A decorative metal object with a pair of large, curved, shell-like halves opened upward, mounted on an ornate base with scrolling, symmetrical supports; the metal surfaces show a pale gold to silvery patina with areas of darker toning and a few small green painted floral motifs on one inner curved panel; the base and interior edges display a warmer golden tone, and the background is a neutral light gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A16_102

License type

Rights managed

Available size

67.1Mb (1.4Mb) / 18.4in x 14.1in / 5532 x 4240 (300dpi)

Keywords

Easter egg lilies valley flowers silver 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 1890s St Petersburg decorative object Height 11.4 cm width 6.6 cm depth 6.6 cm weight 233.5 g decorative metal object pair large curved shell- opened upward mounted ornate base scrolling symmetrical supports metal surfaces pale gold silvery patina areas darker toning small green painted floral motifs inner panel base interior edges display warmer golden tone background neutral light gray.