Caption

Easter egg, lilies of the valley and flowers motif; 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., An ornate egg-shaped container is shown open on a decorative stand, with the interior displaying a metallic gold color and the exterior a muted silvery-gray with painted green leaves and small pale white flowers; the stand and some interior edges are a warm brass color, and the background is a light neutral gray.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A16_105

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Rights managed

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74.7Mb (1.3Mb) / 16.4in x 17.7in / 4928 x 5295 (300dpi)

Keywords

Easter egg lilies valley flowers motif 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 ornate egg-shaped container shown open decorative stand interior displaying metallic gold color exterior muted silvery-gray painted green leaves small pale white flowers stand interior edges warm brass color background light neutral gray.