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Transcription: [double-headed eagle] The Schaffer Collection of Russian Imperial Art Treasures ROCKEFELLER CENTER NEW YORK #2445 An exceptional piece by the celebrated Russian Court jeweler, CARL G. FABERGE, is this large ash tray fashioned of gold. The shape is most graceful and unusual, being of trefoil design. From each of the three points thus formed, a gold handle extends, each handle being set with a gold coin of Catherine the Great, and dated 1766, 1773, and 1783. Fabergé was very fond of using these old Russian coins in completing his designs and they are here used to perfection. The coins are of green gold and are a fine contrast to the interior of the tray, which is a highly polished red gold. The exterior is a surprise feature, as it is finely fluted, with typical Fabergé precision and painstaking craftsmanship.

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Transcription: [double-headed eagle] The Schaffer Collection of Russian Imperial Art Treasures ROCKEFELLER CENTER NEW YORK #2453 A large goose carved out of a piece of rock crystal by CARL G. FABERGE, the celebrated Russian Court jeweler. The goose is shown in a standing position with the long neck gracefully lifted, and the head turned slightly to one side. Tiny gold-mounted diamonds are set in for the eyes. The imbricated plumage is finely rendered, and so life-like is the creation, that one feels that at any moment the goose will begin to waddle along. Fabergé was a great genius in the field of animal sculpture, and has here captured the charm of this bird, and given life to this finely carved stone.

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Transcription: [double-headed eagle] The Schaffer Collection of Russian Imperial Art Treasures ROCKEFELLER CENTER NEW YORK #2454 Amethystine owl by CARL G. FABERGE, the celebrated Russian Court jeweler. Carved out of a single piece of this stone, which was especially chosen for its unusual color and shading, the owl is finely chased in great detail. Tiny gold-mounted olivenes (sic) are set in for the eyes, and such a choice was a happy inspiration, as they add greatly to the character of the bird. He is shown with his meticulously chased gold feet perched on an ivory stand which has sapphire tips. The whole rests on a base which is composed of a single slap (sic) of lapis lazuli. A typical Fabergé nicety is added near the base: - two tiny enameled bands, one in white matte enamel, and the other in a lovely shade of translucent pink enamel, complete the color harmony, and are a charming surprise.

Transcription: [double-headed eagle] The Schaffer Collection of Russian Imperial Art Treasures ROCKEFELLER CENTER NEW YORK #2455. Miniature gold Easter egg, with four sections finely enameled a deep blue, and set in each corner with a gold star and in the center with a cabochon ruby. In between these sections, the gold surfaces are beautifully fluted. #2456. Tiny Easter rabbit mounted in an egg-shaped gold ring. The bunny is beautifully carved out of a single piece of amethyst. Around his neck is a gold collar from which is suspended a gold-mounted olivene (sic), while olivenes (sic) are also set in for the eyes. Both of these are by the famous Russian Court jeweler, CARL G. FABERGE, and are from the belongings of Czarina Alexandra Feodorovna, wife of Nicholas II, the late Czar of Russia.

Transcription: [double-headed eagle] The Schaffer Collection of Russian Imperial Art Treasures ROCKEFELLER CENTER NEW YORK #2457. Miniature Easter egg of rock crystal, finely etched with four four-leaf clovers, in the center of each of which is a ruby or an emerald. #2461. Miniature gold Easter egg enameled over a chased (guilloché) surface in a rich red, with a gold band running around its side. #2467. Miniature gold Easter egg enameled over a chased (guilloché) surface in a pale apple green. Superimposed are two white matte enameled lilies with leaves. #2474. Miniature gold Easter egg, very simple in design. Its sole decoration consists of a calyx outlined at the top in deep ultramarine blue enamel. They are by CARL G. FABERGE, the well-known Russian Court jeweler, and are from the belongings of the Grand Duchess Tatiana Nicholaiovna, the second daughter of Nicholas II, the late Czar of Russia.

Transcription: [double-headed eagle] The Schaffer Collection of Russian Imperial Art Treasures ROCKEFELLER CENTER NEW YORK #2460. Miniature gold Easter egg, beautifully decorated with alternating panels of red and white translucent enamel. The white portions are further embellished with overlaid tiny blue flowers and green leaves. #2465. Miniature gold Easter egg fashioned as a gold egg-shaped ring enameled over a chased surface in a shimmering white. From its center is suspended a gold-mounted ruby. #2470. Miniature gold Easter egg fashioned as a gold egg-shaped ring, in which stands a gold-mounted egg-shaped aquamarine. #2472. Miniature Easter egg carved out of a single piece of the rare Russian semi-precious stone, orletz. Wound about the egg is a gold serpent, exquisitely chased, its head set with an emerald. These are by CARL G. FABERGE, the celebrated Russian Court jeweler, and are from the belongings of the Grand Duchess Olga Nicholaiovna, the eldest daughter of Nicholas II, the late Czar of Russia.

Transcription: [double-headed eagle] The Schaffer Collection of Russian Imperial Art Treasures ROCKEFELLER CENTER NEW YORK #2464. Miniature Easter egg carved out of a single piece of dark green jade, mounted in a gold wreath which divides the egg into three portions. Two points of the wreath are set with rubies. #2468. Miniature gold Easter egg finely enameled over a chased (guilloché) surface in a rich red. One side is set with a . (sic) pearl, while the other bears abbreviations in gold letters, which stand for the traditional Easter greeting "Christ is Risen". These are by the celebrated Russian Court jeweler CARL G. FABERGE, and are from the belongings of the Grand Duchess Anastasia Nicholaiovna, the youngest daughter of Nicholas II, the late Czar of Russia.