Obj. No. 47.20.33
Peter Carl Fabergé (Russian, 1846-1920)
Imperial Peter the Great Easter Egg, 1903
Egg: gold, platinum, diamonds, rubies, enamel, sapphire, watercolor, ivory, rock crystal
Statue: gold, sapphire
Egg: 4⅜”H x 3¼”W (11.1 x 8.3 cm)
Statue: 1 9/16”H (4 cm)
Marks: Engraved K. Fabergé 1903, initials of workmaster Mikhail Perkhin (1860-1903), assay mark of St. Petersburg 1896-1908. Miniature of Peter the Great signed B. Byalz. Statue mounted on sapphire and gold base, initials of assay master Iakov Liapunov.
Image must be credited with the following collection and photo credit lines:
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond. Bequest of Lillian Thomas Pratt.
Photo: Katherine Wetzel © Virginia Museum of Fine Arts