Sunday 12 April 2009

Egg hunt



Fabergé Nephrite Easter Egg
Two hollow egg halves in Siberian green jade about 14cm long with four feet in red gold in the shape of apple tree branches. The petals of the white apple flowers are in enamel with their center formed by diamonds on a pink background. (Collection A.P.Goop, Lichtenstein)

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Now playing on iTunes: Patti Smith - Easter
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2 comments:

maison21 said...

i instantly thought of the garouste et bonetti belgravia cabinet when i saw this egg. (last glimpsed on your blog...)

on a different subject- still snickering, btw...

Jill said...

This is one of the most beautiful I've seen. Love the refined simplicity. And Jade is always a favorite!