Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, Nov 08, 2015

LOT 217

FABERGE GOLD ENAMEL & DIAMOND IMPERIAL-STYLE EGG THE INDIAN ELEPHANT Fabergé, Russia. Made in homage to Fabergé's Imperial eggs, circa 1990. Very fine, gold, silver, enamel, rose-cut diamond and ruby-set egg with concealed surprise of a silver, gold and enamel elephant . Accompanied by a fitted wooden box.

CHF 14,000 - 18,000

HKD 112,000 - 145,000 / USD 14,500 - 19,000

Sold: CHF 17,500

Gold, two-body, egg-form, overlaid with translucent royal blue guilloche enamel, the lower body mounted with chased gold swags supported by ribbons and set with cabochon rubies, waisted base on a further circular base mounted with a gold continuous laurel wreath pattern, hinged lid set with gold foliage surrounding four white enameled Imperial arms each set with a rose-cut diamond, gold foliage between set with cabochon rubies, silver ribbons set with rose-cut diamonds, surmounted by a gold and white enamel Imperial crown set with rose-cut diamonds in silver, cabochon ruby-set thumb-piece, the lid opening to reveal a silver elephant with gold tusks and cabochon ruby eyes, gold and translucent red enamel cover on the elephant's back set with a cabochon ruby in a chased gold mount, standing on an opalescent radial guilloche enamel reserve with gold beaded border, royal blue translucent guilloche enamel outer border. Punched with Fabergé mark in Cyrillic, mastermark M-II, Russian gold mark 56. DIM. 15.3 x 6.2 cm. In excellent condition. This egg is a superb quality modern creation by the House of Fabergé inspired by the famous Imperial Easter eggs made for the Czar by the original Fabergé company before the revolution.


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DIM. 15.3 x 6.2 cm. In excellent condition. This egg is a superb quality modern creation by the House of Fabergé inspired by the famous Imperial Easter eggs made for the Czar by the original Fabergé company before the revolution.