Height: 4-1/8 inches
Markings: MP (Michael Perchin), crossed anchors,
56
Date: 1898
The egg is made of gold and the ornaments
are engraved. This is one of the few eggs that is not enamelled
over most of its surface. Surmounting the egg is an enamelled,
diamond-studded pelican feeding her young, an emblem of
motherhood. The surprise is that the egg, when taken from
its stand, can be opened up to display a screen of miniatures
on ivory by Zehngraf. The miniatures portrayed the Institutions
of the Empress Marie.
