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Faberge Inspired Russian Trinket Box, Clock Jeweled Egg

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Faberge Inspired Russian Trinket Box, Clock Jeweled Egg
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Inspired by the designs of Carl Faberge for the Russian Royal family, a re-creation of the 1916 Order of St. George Royal Russian egg, trinket, jewel box with removable quartz clock. Enamel & gilt over pewter, with embedded Austrian crystals. The egg opens in the center on a hinge to reveal an enameled interior for storing trinkets or jewels, & closes shut with a magnet. 4" H on stand X 2 1/2" W. Original Egg History: The Order of St. George Egg, also called the Cross of St. George Egg, is an enameled Easter egg made under the supervision of the Russian jeweler Peter Carl Faberge in 1916, for Nicholas II of Russia, who presented the egg to his mother, the Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna. This was the last egg that the Dowager Empress received, as the Karelian Birch egg that was intended for her never reached her.  Made during World War I, the Order of St. George egg commemorates the Order of St. George that was awarded to Emperor Nicholas and his son, the Grand Duke Alexei Nikolaievich. The Order of St. George egg, and its counterpart the Steel Military egg were given a modest design, in keeping with the austerity of World War I.