The Lilies of the Valley egg is a jewelled Faberge egg made under the supervision of the Russian jeweller Peter Carl Faberge in 1898 by Faberge ateliers, with Michael Perchin as the supervising goldsmith. It is one of three Faberge eggs made in the Art Nouveau style, and was presented on April 5, 1898 to Tsar Nicholas II, who gave it as a gift to his wife, Empress Alexandra Fyodorovna. The egg is now part of the Victor Vekselberg Collection, owned by The Link of Times Foundation and housed in the Faberge Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
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Year Created MediumGold, guilloche enamel, pearls, diamonds and rubies 1 LocationFaberge Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia 1 Connections
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1. Lilies of the Valley Egg (Wikipedia)
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The Lilies of the Valley egg is a jewelled Faberge egg made under the supervision of the Russian jeweller Peter Carl Faberge in 1898 by Faberge ateliers.
Description section, first sentence
The egg is covered in pearls and topped with rose pink enamel on a guilloche field.
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The egg is part of the Victor Vekselberg Collection, owned by The Link of Times Foundation and housed in the Faberge Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
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