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Trans-Siberian Railway Faberge Inspired Egg

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:175.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 400.00 USD
Trans-Siberian Railway Faberge Inspired Egg
Nicholas II, as the Tsarevich, layed the foundations for work on the construction of the Siberian Railway, when he and his brother George reached Vladivostok on the final part of their overseas journey in 1890 - 1891.The Trans-Siberian Railway Egg was transferred in 1927 to the Kremlin Armoury Museum in Moscow and is one of the ten Eggs that were never sold. The silver Egg with a hinged lid decorated with colored enamel and mounted on an onyx base. A map of Russia is engraved with the 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 with a ruby lantern and rosette headlights and of five gold coaches with windows of rock crystal. The coaches are marked "mail", "for ladies only", "smoking", and "non-smoking". The last coach is designated "chapel". The train was wound up with a golden key. 4.5'' (H) X 2.5'' (W) Pewter, Enamel, Crystals