5903-1

Containers:

Box SC-07 Box 1, Folder 10, Item SC07.02.3.156

Creator:

Hammer Galleries

Extent:

1 page

Scope and content:

Transcription: [double-headed eagle] EASTER EGG CHARM Imperial Easter Egg finely wrought in gold, hand-tooled and overlaid with orchid-pink champ-leve[sic: champ-levé] enamel and set with diamonds and a cabochon emerald. Fashioned in panelled [sic] form, with diamond bands separating the enameled portions enhanced each by a stylized spray of gold laurel, the cabochon gem stone is featured in the based enframed [sic] in diamonds. It was designed by the celebrated court jeweler, Karl Faberge. These miniature Easter Eggs, looked forward to each year by the younger members of the Imperial household, represent most intricate and elaborate workmanship. Enlarged, many of them would be as compellingly beautiful as the Gift Egg presented each year to the Tsarina and the Dowager Empress. The Grand Duchesses used them as charms, as pendants, for "bangles" on bracelets, or suspended from thin gold chains in the manner of necklaces. Number 5903-1 Mrs. John L. Pratt December 4, 1940 FROM THE HAMMER COLLECTION – 682 FIFTH AVENUE – NEW YORK

Language:

English

Acquisition information:

Gift of Lillian Thomas Pratt.

Biographical / historical:

American--1

Physical description:

Paper

Physical facet:

Sales records

Other descriptive data:

Hammer Collection, Hammer Galleries, Fifth Avenue

Digitization of the Lillian Thomas Pratt Archives has been made possible by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Related material:

47.20.105

Names:

Hammer Galleries

Places:

New York (N.Y.)

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