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Bonbonnière
Egg (1900)
This exquisitely
crafted egg is less than two inches long and could have been used as
a container for candies. The shell of the egg is silver gilt and enamelled
in translucent white. Swags of green gold laurel leaves criss-crossed
in red gold divide the egg into separate rounded panels. Rubies are
set into the swags and into the lower panels.
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The
original Bonbonnière Egg
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Detail
of the front of TBI's egg...
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... and from the Fabergé original
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TBI's
carefully designed, top quality tin egg is inspired by the priceless
original of Carl Fabergé. It measures 69mm wide by 110mm in length.
TBI's designers have patterned the inside of the egg with an authentic
velvety red background and gold trellis overlay, in keeping with
the originals, but without attempting to reproduce their wonderful
suprise interiors
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