Easter Egg 'The Great Siberian Railway '

Russia, St. Petersburg

1900

C. Fabergé firm

Master: Perkhin Michael

Gold, silver, marble onyx, non-precious metal, wood, silk, velvet, materials (conservation)

Casting, guilloché enamel, engraving, enamel on filigree, granulation, chasing, gilding, stone carving, mounting, silvering

Height: 27,5 cm (easter egg and stand); length: 14,5 cm (stand); diameter: 9,6 cm (lid)

Presented to Empress Alexandra Feodorovna by Nicholas II for the Easter in 1900

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