Lost "surprise" from fabergé eggs found in the British Royal collection
In a small elephant figurine from the collection of the British Royal family 80 years later identified the contents of the Faberge eggs, in 1892, presented by Alexander III to Empress Maria Fyodorovna
a small elephant figurine from the collection of the British Royal family 80 years later identified the contents of the Faberge eggs, which were gifted on Easter Alexander III to Empress Maria Fyodorovna. The so-called "Egg in the lattice diamond" (Diamond Trellis Egg) was made famous jeweller fabergé, August Holstrom by order of the Emperor in 1892. In the years of revolutionary upheaval, it was removed from the country, and at some point the egg is made of jade and decorated with diamond mesh, was separated from her "surprise" — a miniature clockwork elephant ivory. Changed several owners, the Faberge egg got into the McFerrin collection in Houston. The location of the "surprise" for decades remained neizvestnym@
In the accounting log Faberge "surprise" from the egg to the diamond mesh has been described as "the figure of elephant ivory, with clockwork mechanism, with a small gold tower, partly covered with enamel and decorated with diamonds, rose-cut, and with the figure of a mahout on top of."
When the curator of the Royal collection of Britain Gico de Caroline (Caroline de Guitaut) was another list of their exhibits, it dawned on her the idea that a small elephant, purchased in 1935 by king George V, may be the elephant from fabergé eggs. The guess was soon confirmed when de Hito took off the upper part of the turret and saw the mark of Faberge. About this amazing discovery she said at a press conference held recently at the Museum of Faberge in Sanktpeterburge@
the restoration Team carefully sifted through the mechanism, and the elephant, despite his age, again. "Words cannot Express our feelings when the winder is ideally suited to the mechanism, and the elephant began to walk, move his legs and nod — for the first time in 80 years!" — said Carolina de Hito@
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