- Resurrection (Fabergé egg)
The
Resurrection egg is a jewelled enameled and rock crystalEaster egg made byMichael Perchin under the supervision of theRussia n jewellerPeter Carl Fabergé before1899 [ [http://www.treasuresofimperialrussia.com/e_chap3_resurrection.html Faberge - Treasures of Imperial Russia ] ] .Long considered a Fabergé egg, it does not bear an inventory number. It has been postulated that the Resurrection egg is the missing surprise from the "Renaissance egg" [ [http://www.treasuresofimperialrussia.com/e_chap3_resurrection.html Faberge - Treasures of Imperial Russia ] ] .
The egg depicts
Jesus rising from his tomb, and is the only Fabergé egg to explicitly reference theEaster story [ [http://mieks.com/Faberge2/Other-Eggs/Imperial-Resurrection-Egg.htm Mieks Fabergé Eggs ] ]urprise
There is no surprise in this egg, possibly because it is a surprise itself [ [http://mieks.com/Faberge2/Other-Eggs/Imperial-Resurrection-Egg.htm Mieks Fabergé Eggs ] ] .
History
The Resurrection egg bears the mark of
Michael Perchin , andassay marks indicating that it was made inSt. Petersburg before1899 [ [http://www.treasuresofimperialrussia.com/e_chap3_resurrection.html Faberge - Treasures of Imperial Russia ] ] .Long considered a Fabergé Imperial egg, and recognised as such by leading Fabergé experts, it does not bear an inventory number. It has been postulated by
Christopher Forbes that the Resurrection egg is the missing surprise from the "Renaissance egg", as it perfectly fits the curvature of the Renaissance Egg's shell, has a similar decoration in enamel on the base, and features a pearl, which is mentioned on the invoice for the Renaissance egg but not present on that egg. [ [http://www.treasuresofimperialrussia.com/e_chap3_resurrection.html Faberge - Treasures of Imperial Russia ] ]The Resurrection egg was bought in 1922 by a London art dealer, and sold at
Christie's , in 1934. Owned byLord Grantchester , it was bought from his estate byManhattan art dealersA La Vieille Russie . In 1978 A La Vieille Russie negotiated a private sale of the Resurrection egg and the "Hen egg" to theForbes Collection .In 2004 it was sold as part of Forbes Collection to
Viktor Vekselberg . Vekselberg purchased some nine Imperial eggs, as part of the collection, for almost $100 million [ [http://www.energytribune.com/articles.cfm?aid=681 Energy Tribune ] ]ee also
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Fabergé egg
*Egg decorating External links
* [http://www.treasuresofimperialrussia.com/e_chap3_resurrection.html A detailed article on the 'Resurrection' egg] , from treasuresofimperialrussia.com
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