Winter Egg
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The Winter Egg is a luxurious Imperial Fabergé egg created in 1913, renowned for its intricate rock crystal and diamond design evoking icy winter motifs and considered one of the most elaborate and valuable of the Fabergé eggs.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Fabergé egg
ⓘ
jeweled egg ⓘ |
| artForm |
goldsmithing
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jewelry design ⓘ |
| artMovement | Russian decorative arts ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Alexandra Feodorovna
NERFINISHED
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House of Romanov NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicholas II of Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collection | Imperial Fabergé eggs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Tsar Nicholas II of Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedFor | Easter 1913 ⓘ |
| commissionedOccasion | Easter ⓘ |
| contains | surprise ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| creator | Peter Carl Fabergé NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | symbol of Imperial Russian luxury ⓘ |
| designedFor | Russian Imperial family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
diamond-studded platinum lattice
ⓘ
removable inner surprise ⓘ rock crystal outer shell ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
frost
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ice ⓘ snowflakes ⓘ winter ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Imperial Easter eggs series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | private collection (undisclosed) ⓘ |
| manufacturer | House of Fabergé NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
diamonds
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gold ⓘ opal ⓘ platinum ⓘ rock crystal ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
diamond-studded decoration
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illusion of ice and frost ⓘ intricate rock crystal design ⓘ |
| owner | private collection ⓘ |
| presentedTo | Empress Alexandra Feodorovna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style | luxury decorative art ⓘ |
| surprise | miniature basket of spring flowers ⓘ |
| surpriseMaterial |
demantoid garnets
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gold ⓘ white quartz ⓘ |
| surpriseMotif | spring flowers ⓘ |
| themeContrast | winter exterior and spring interior ⓘ |
| valueAssessment |
one of the most elaborate Fabergé eggs
ⓘ
one of the most valuable Fabergé eggs ⓘ |
| yearOfCreation | 1913 ⓘ |
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