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The Lapis Lazuli Egg in the Cleveland Museum of Art
09/2021 | 1422 | 163
Pages: 828-831
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Author:
Solon, Chad (Solon, Chad)
Subjects
artists:
Fabergé, Carl
media:
Lapis lazuli / Pearl
museums and institutions:
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, United States
subjects:
Fabergé eggs / Fabergé (firm) / Attributions, former / Provenance
subjects:
Russian art
Illustrations
Attributed works:
11. The Lapis Lazuli Egg, attributed to Peter Carl Fabergé. c.1885–90. Gold, enamel, lapis lazuli, pearls, diamonds and rubies, 5.9 by 4.5 cm. (Cleveland Museum of Art).
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12. View of Fig.11, showing the egg fully closed.
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13. Detail of Fig.11, showing the hinge. (Object file, Cleveland Museum of Art).
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14. View of Fig.11 showing the egg fully open. (Object file, Cleveland Museum of Art).
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15. The Rosebud Egg and its surprises, photographed at Wartski, London. c.1927. (Photograph courtesy Wartski).
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16. Detail of a vitrine in an exhibition in the Von Dervis mansion, St Petersburg, showing objects loaned by Empress Alexandra Feodorovna. 1902. The crown is just visible behind the train, to the right of the supporting strut. (Courtesy Kremlin Armoury Museum, Moscow).
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17. Detail of a photograph of Henry Bainbridge and Agathon Fabergé at the Exhibition of Russian Art at 1 Belgrave Square, London, 1935. The Rosebud Egg is visible in its case (now lost) on the third shelf from the bottom, with the crown just in front of its case. (Topical Press Agency/ Hulton Archive/Getty Images).
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18. The Rosebud Egg, by Peter Carl Fabergé, 1895. Gold, diamonds and enamel, 6.8 by 3 cm. (The Link of Times Foundation; Getty Images).
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19. The crown in the Lapis Lazuli Egg shown from the side. (Cleveland Museum of Art).
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20. The side view of the pendant to the Lapis Lazuli Egg. (Cleveland Museum of Art).
Book Review
The Book of the Pearl
04/1909 | 73 | 15
Pages: 58-59
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Reviewer:
Shipley, A. E. (Shipley, A. E.)
Reviewer:
Willoughby, W. H. (Willoughby, W. H.)
Subjects
subjects:
Pearl / Jewellery / History / Handbooks
Reviewed Items
subjects:
The Book of the Pearl | author: Kunz, G. F. , author: Stevenson, C. H.