Bay Tree Egg

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Bay Tree Egg is a jeweled Imperial Fabergé egg designed to resemble a potted bay tree, renowned for its intricate craftsmanship and hidden mechanical surprise.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Imperial Fabergé egg
jeweled egg
artMovement late Imperial Russian court art
artStyle Russian decorative art
category Easter eggs
Russian imperial regalia-related objects
works by Peter Carl Fabergé
collection Imperial Fabergé eggs NERFINISHED
commissionedBy Tsar Nicholas II of Russia NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Russian Empire
craftTechnique goldsmithing
guilloché enamel
mechanical engineering
stone setting
createdForOccasion Russian Orthodox Easter NERFINISHED
depicts potted bay tree
designer Peter Carl Fabergé NERFINISHED
function Easter gift
hasColor golden
green
multicolored gemstones
hasMechanicalFeature automaton
hasPart hidden mechanical surprise
leaves and fruit
planter-shaped base
tree-shaped topiary
trunk and branches
hasSurpriseDescription a mechanical singing bird that rises from the top of the tree
intendedRecipientRole Empress consort of Russia
manufacturer House of Fabergé NERFINISHED
materialUsed amethysts
citrine
diamonds
emeralds
enamel
gold
nephrite
pearls
rubies
notableFor complex mechanical surprise
intricate craftsmanship
naturalistic representation of a bay tree
ownerHistory Russian Imperial family NERFINISHED
presentedTo Empress Alexandra Feodorovna NERFINISHED
theme botanical motif
garden ornament
yearCompleted 1911

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