Made in St. Petersburg.
Workmaster: Henrik Wigstrom.
Marks: Faberge, H.W., 72 kokoshnik.
Materials: Gold, diamonds, pearls, lapis
lazuli, crystal.
Dimensions: Height 6" (15.3 cm).
Techniques: Carving, enamel.
Kept in the State Museums of the Moscow Kremlin,
inv.no.MP-649/1-2.
Description: The crystal egg is horizontally
mounted in gold and bears the inscription "Standart
1909" on the edge of the mount. A gold band, with inlaid
leaves of green enamel and small diamonds, lines the perimeter
of the egg. The bottom half of the egg is decorated with
a vertical gold band with inlaid designs. A crowned eagle
of lapis lazuli is perched on either side of the egg; a
pear-shaped pearl hangs from each of them. The shaft consists
of two lapis lazuli dolphins with intertwined tails. The
oval base is of quartz crystal with a wide base of white
enamel inlaid with laurel garlands and bands of small diamonds
with laurel branches in green enamel. An exact replica in
gold of the yacht Standart rests inside the egg on an oval
base of rock crystal representing the sea.
Provenance: Presented by emperor Nicholas
II to his wife, empress Alexandra Feodorovna, Easter 1909.
