Item number: G17, G18

Year: AD 1908-1917

Material: Gold and Enamel

Size: Egg 16.8 x 11.4 / Case 64.9 x 48.9 x 30.6 mm

Weight: Egg 6.5 / Case 27.55 g

Provenance: Morton & Eden 2024

This is a miniature egg dating to the period between AD 1908 and AD 1917, designed in the style of the renowned Russian Imperial goldsmith Peter Carl Fabergé. The egg features a deep blue guilloché enamel finish, with a central gold band accented by white enamel on either side. At the top, the egg is attached to a gold chain, with the largest connecting ring stamped with Fabergé’s hallmark, “КФ” (Karl Fabergé).

The egg is accompanied by a Bulgarian-made storage box lined with purple-blue velvet. The box is adorned with a gilt cipher representing Nicholas II, the last Tsar of Russia. The white silk interior is marked in Bulgarian with the inscription “Злагарска Фабрика СОФИЯ” (Goldsmith Factory, Sofia), indicating its place of manufacture.

As the founder of the Fabergé family legacy, Gustav Fabergé established his jewelry business in AD 1842 in Saint Petersburg, the capital of Imperial Russia. In AD 1846, he welcomed his firstborn son, Peter Carl Fabergé, who would later become a world-renowned master of jewelry craftsmanship. In AD 1870, Carl took over the family business, beginning his legendary career.

In AD 1885, Carl received a commission from Tsar Alexander III to create an Easter surprise egg as a gift for Empress Maria Feodorovna. The Empress was so delighted with the egg that Carl was appointed “Supplier to the Imperial Court of Russia,” tasked with producing a meticulously designed egg annually for the Imperial family. This tradition continued until AD 1917, when Tsar Nicholas II was overthrown during the October Revolution.

Following the revolution, the Fabergé family’s wealth was confiscated by the Soviet regime. Carl was forced into exile in Switzerland, where he passed away in AD 1920. Over the course of his career, Carl created 54 Imperial eggs for the Russian court, along with an additional 15 eggs commissioned by private clients.

物件編號: G17, G18

年代: 公元 1908-1917 年

材質: 黃金, 琺瑯

尺寸: 彩蛋 16.8 x 11.4 / 盒 64.9 x 48.9 x 30.6 mm

重量: 彩蛋 6.5 / 盒 27.55 g

來源: 莫頓與伊登 2024

這是一個時代落在公元1908至1917年間，模仿俄羅斯帝國知名的金匠彼得·卡爾·法貝熱風格的迷你彩蛋。這一枚彩蛋塗有水波紋的深藍色琺瑯，並且中間的金色帶子兩側以白色琺瑯裝飾。彩蛋的頂端銜接金質鏈條，在最大的銜接環上還有打印法貝熱的商標「КФ」字樣。

彩蛋還附有保加利亞製的紫藍色天鵝絨收納盒，並且有代表俄羅斯末代沙皇尼古拉二世的花押金工。收納盒的白色絲綢內襯，則以保加利亞文「Злагарска Фабрика СОФИЯ」(金匠工廠 索非亞) 標示製造地點。

作為法貝熱家族的開創者，古斯塔夫·法貝熱於公元1842年在沙俄首都聖彼得堡設立自己的珠寶行。並且於公元1846年，生下日後將響徹世界的珠寶工藝大師，長子彼得·卡爾·法貝熱。公元1870年，卡爾接手家族的事業開始自己的傳奇事蹟。公元1885年，卡爾受到時任沙皇亞歷山大三世的委託，替他打造贈送給皇后瑪麗亞·費奧多羅芙娜的復活節驚喜彩蛋。皇后收到彩蛋後十分喜愛，因此卡爾被指派為俄羅斯皇室的「皇宮供應商」，每一年定期向皇室提供一枚精心設計過的彩蛋，這項傳統一直延續到公元1917年，尼古拉二世在十月革命遭到推翻為止。而法貝熱一家的財產在革命後遭到蘇聯沒收，卡爾被迫流亡到瑞士並且在公元1920年逝世。卡爾一生替俄國皇室製作過54枚彩蛋，除此之外，也有15枚替私人委託的彩蛋。