Education Of A Princess A Memoir By Marie, Grand Duchess Of R... by Marie, Grand Duchess of Russia6/22/2023 ![]() ![]() Would have been presented to Marie Feodorovna, a gift from Alexander III cost 4,151 rubles, 75 kopecks. The present whereabouts of these tiny surprises, identified from archival black and white photographs, is unknown (Waterfield & Forbes, 1978). Originally contained within was a diamond replica of the Imperial crown, which concealed a tiny ruby pendant suspended within it. In the tail feathers is a hinge on which the hen opens horizontally when the beak is lifted. They open to reveal a matt gold yolk containing a nest of chased yellow gold straw in which sits a naturalistically chased varicolored gold hen with ruby eyes. The two halves are joined by a bayonet fitting (Editor’s note: A type of attachment in which a cylindrical part is pushed into a socket and twisted slightly so that it is secured by engagement of the parts). The gold shell of this simple but historic piece is enameled opaque white and polished to resemble a hen’s egg. Petersburg and cited by Marina Lopato in Apollo, January 1984. ![]() The list was located in the Russian State Historical Archives in St. Petrov, the assistant manager to the Cabinet of His Imperial Majesty. ![]() Description: “Easter Egg of white enamel egg, the crown is set with rubies, diamonds and rose diamonds-4,151 rubles (including 2 ruby eggs-2,700 rubles)” appears in a handwritten list of the Imperial Easter eggs from 1885 to 1890 made by N. ![]()
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