Height: 5 inches
Markings: MP (Michael Perchin), crossed anchors,
56
Length of coach: 3-11/16 inches
Date: 1897
This egg is the most popular of all the Faberge eggs. The
surface is enamelled translucent yellow applied to a golden
field of starbursts. The egg is trellised with bands of
laurel wrought from gold. Opaque, black-enamelled Imperial
eagles appear at each trellis intersection. Each eagle carries
a small diamond on its chest. The surprise in this egg is
the miniature coronation coach. The accurate and highly-detailed
coach took 15 months to fabricate. Red lacquer and upholstery
of the original coach was recreated using red enamel and
the blues of the interior were also fauthfully reproduced
in enamels. The gilt coach frame was reproduced in gold,
the iron wheel rims in platinum, and glass windows in etched
rock crystal. The coach is surmounted by an Imperial crown
with rose diamonds.
