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Faberge Inspired Trans-Siberian Railway Egg

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:150.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 400.00 USD
Faberge Inspired Trans-Siberian Railway Egg
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Faberge-inspired new trinket jewel box egg. Hand-painted enamel & gold gilt over pewter. 4 1/2" X 2 1/2". Nicholas II, as the Tsarevich, began theconstruction of the Siberian Railway, when he & his brother George reached Vladivostok on the final length of their overseas journey in 1890 - 1891.The original Trans-Siberian Railway Egg was transferred in 1927 to theKremlin Armoury Museum in Moscow & is one of the ten Eggs that were never sold. The silver Egg, with a hinged lid, is decorated with colored enamel & mounted on an onyx base. A map of Russia is engraved withthe route of the Trans-Siberian Railway on the central silver section, which also bears the inscription "The route of the Grand Siberian Railway in the year 1900."The Egg is supported by three griffins cast in gold-plated silver, each brandishing a sword and shield. A working model of the train was inserted into the Egg section by section. It consists of a platinum locomotive