Imperial
Cameo Egg (1914)
The
original egg was given by Czar Nicholas II to his mother in 1914. The
cameo-style allegorical scenes are painted in off-white monochrome on
a translucent pink ground, which are outlined in seed pearls and accented
with sprays of diamonds. The large central panels represent the arts and
sciences, while the smaller panels personify the four seasons.
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The
original Imperial Cameo Egg
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Detail
of the front cameo from TBI's egg...
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and from the Fabergé original
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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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