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Re-creation of Faberge's 1906 The Swan Trinket Jewel Box Egg

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Re-creation of Faberge's 1906 The Swan Trinket Jewel Box Egg
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Re-creation of Carl Faberge's 1906 The Swan Egg, trinket jewel box. The main jewel box, in the form of an egg, removable from its gilt dis-lay stand, is held together with magnetic closures. Inside reveals a secondary oval hinged trinket box adorned with a swan. Hand-painted enamel over pewter with gold gilt & Austrian crystals. 6" H X 3" D.   History: The original Swan Egg was ordered in 1906 by Tsar Nicholas II & presented to the Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna on Easter for her 40th wedding anniversary. The egg was made of mauve enamel, with gold trim - the exterior, a twisted ribbon trellis design of rose-cut diamonds, as well as a portrait diamond on the top inscribed "1906". Another portrait diamond on the other end once held the Imperial monograph. The "surprise" that came inside the original egg was a miniature gold & silver swan on a "lake" of aquamarine. By winding a gear beneath one of the wings, the swan's mechanical neck & wings would move. In Russia, the swan is considered a symbol of family life and the permanence of the bond of marriage. Peter Carl Faberge, the world's most famous jeweler, created eternally original pieces of art. The series of Easter eggs created by Faberge for the Russian Imperial family, from 1885 through to 1916, is regarded as the greatest and most enduring achievement. The Faberge Easter eggs are certainly the most celebrated and inspiring of all his works of art, inextricably bound to the Faberge name and legend. They are also considered as the last great commissioned series of objects of art.