Beautiful Faberge Eggs

The Original Jeweled Egg


image of the Hen Egg

The Hen Egg, 1885

Inspired by an 18th century original, the Hen Egg has an opaque white enamelled outer ‘shell’, opening with a twist to reveal a first surprise - a matt yellow gold yolk. This in turn contains an enamelled chased gold hen that once held a replica of the Imperial Crown with a precious ruby pendant egg within.
The drop by itself cost more than half of the egg’s total price (both lost, being only known from an old photograph).

Learn more about the Hen Egg at the Faberge website
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